These two turned out to be a great watch one after the other due to similarities in theme. And they both stand strong on their own merit. Also, Cineworld showed an anniversary screening of Interstellar. Nice.
Continue reading “Double Review: American Fiction, The Holdovers (+Interstellar 10th Anniversary Rewatch)”Quadruple Review: Wonka, The Boy and the Heron, The Zone of Interest, The Iron Claw
Yep, there’s a lot to offload here. Four bigguns’ of varying quality, with one of them taking the current podium position as my favourite film of the year so far (Hint: It ain’t Wonka. Or The Boy and the Heron. Or The Iron Claw).
Continue reading “Quadruple Review: Wonka, The Boy and the Heron, The Zone of Interest, The Iron Claw”Double Review: Maestro, Society of the Snow
Two short film reviews, and two films which are pretty different despite the fact that they rhyme. Anyway, read on.
Continue reading “Double Review: Maestro, Society of the Snow”Double Review: The Beekeeper, All of Us Strangers
One of these things is not like the other. In that one film is a gorgeous treatise on love, loss and loneliness while the other is a film starring Jason Statham where he does his usual Jason Statham exploding things and generally messing things up in the name of justice/revenge whatever. I daresay you’ll be able to work out which is which.
Continue reading “Double Review: The Beekeeper, All of Us Strangers”Review: The Kitchen
The transition from acting to directing is a common phenomenon in the cinematic stratosphere, particularly when it comes to the echelons of Hollywood. George Clooney, Ben Affleck and Ben Stiller are just a few examples, with Barbie’s Greta Gerwig and Maestro’s Bradley Copper both standing out as a couple of recent film darlings who are picking up a lot of attention during the awards season.
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