Our delving into awards-bait continues. There are particular features in a film that uniformly appeal to academy voters. Does the film tackle a timely issue? Is there a lot of shameless ethical grandstanding? Was it directed by Steven Spielberg? Does ...
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As a dedicated Roald Dahl fan, I was always going to hold Spielberg to a high standard with his latest outing: an adaptation of The BFG. There’s a very mixed and sprawling track record of film adaptations of Dahl but ...
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An aged lord reflects on the legacy of his kingdom. He resolves to divide his realm between his three children expecting them to act harmoniously. Despite the protestations of his youngest that this is grossly unwise, the lord proceeds to ...
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Despite the public revilement he will be held in, James B Donovan (Tom Hanks) agrees to act as the defence for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). Due to Donovan’s foresight in the trial, Abel is spared the electric chair ...
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