Freaky (2021) Review
‘Freaky’ (2021), from ‘Happy Death Day’ director Christopher Landon, and starring Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn, “is insanely fun”. Mark Carnochan reviews.
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In the Heights (2021) Review
‘In the Heights’, the new musical from “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ director Jon M. Chu, is likely to be the summer movie of 2021. Charlie Gardiner reviews.
Read MoreF9: The Fast Saga (2021) Review
The 9th ‘Fast and Furious’ movie ‘F9’, starring Vin Diesel and John Cena, directed by Justin Lin, has some incredible moments but doesn’t reach the heights of some franchise entries. Jacob Davis reviews.
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Pixar’s ‘Luca’, from director Enrico Casarosa, may not shoot for anything profound but it is their most summery and optimistic film in years. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
Read MoreCruella (2021) Review
Emma Stone and Emma Thompson can’t quite carry a relatively poor script in Disney’s latest live-action adaptation ‘Cruella’. Mark Carnochan reviews.
Read MoreA Quiet Place Part II (2020) Review
How does 2021 John Krasinski film ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ fair amongst the best and worst sequels in cinema history? Mark Carnochan reviews.
Read MoreEnfant Terrible (2021) Review
Cult filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder of the German New Wave is the subject of Oskar Roehler’s Cannes entry ‘Enfant Terrible’. Kieran Judge reviews.
Read MoreNews of the World (2021) Review
‘News of the World’ (2021), from Bourne Series director Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks, nominated for 4 Oscars including cinematography, is “two hours well spent”, but little more. Kieran Judge reviews.
Read MoreMy Octopus Teacher (2020) Review
‘My Octopus Teacher’, the wildlife documentary phenomenon that has earned a nomination at the 2021 Oscars, isn’t quite the runaway success of other documentaries in its genre. Katie Doyle reviews.
Read MoreTwo Distant Strangers (2021) Short Film Review
Oscar nominated live action short ‘Two Distant Strangers’, from Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, starring Joey Bada$$ and Andrew Howard, tells of police brutality and murder in the United States.
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