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‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ at 50 – Review

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Guest

50 years since Willy Wonka asked “if you want to view paradise” and still it resonates as a feat of “pure imagination”. Scott Z. Walkinshaw reviews.

Crip Camp (2020) Review

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Nominated for Documentary Feature at the 2021 Oscars, “Crip Camp is an essential story of liberty and spirit against impossible odds”. James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham direct, Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

Collective (2019) Review

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 by Mark Carnochan

Romanian film ‘Collective’, a nominee in both the Documentary Feature and International Feature categories at the 2021 Oscars, is “one of the most important documentaries of all time”. Mark Carnochan reviews.

The Father (2021) Review

Posted on April 13, 2021July 20, 2021 by Guest

‘The Father’, the feature directorial debut of Florian Zeller starring Anthony Hopkins in a career standout performance, “is a deeply unsettling depiction of how memory can betray a person”. Peter Charney reviews.

If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) Short Film Review

Posted on April 12, 2021March 23, 2022 by Joseph Wade

‘If Anything Happens I Love You’ from Michael Govier and Will McCormack, distributed by Netflix, is the subject of a TikTok craze and “the very best of the best” of short film in 2021. Joseph Wade reviews.

Sound of Metal (2021) Review

Posted on April 12, 2021December 28, 2021 by Leoni Horton

‘Sound of Metal’, from screenwriter-director Darius Marder, is a triumph for Best Actor nominee Riz Ahmed who is utterly dazzling from the moment he arrives on screen. Leoni Horton reviews.

Promising Young Woman (2021) Review

Posted on March 23, 2021July 13, 2021 by Leoni Horton

Emerald Fennell filters every bubble-gum pink detail through a boldly cinematic narrative, exposing the real-world judgemental attitudes surrounding rape in ‘Promising Young Woman’ (2021). Leoni Horton reviews.

The Witch (2015) Review

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Beth Sawdon

Boasting provoking visuals, a gifted ensemble and an established narrative, Robert Eggers folk horror ‘The Witch’, starring Golden Globes winner Anya Taylor-Joy, remains must-watch. Beth Sawdon reviews.

Get Carter (1971) – 50th Anniversary Review

Posted on March 10, 2021June 3, 2022 by Katie Doyle

Mike Hodges crime thriller ‘Get Carter’ at 50 – Michael Caine stars as the titular Carter in the gruesome and bloody ‘Get Carter’, set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Katie Doyle reviews.

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) Review

Posted on March 9, 2021June 23, 2021 by Mark Carnochan

The first wholly original Disney film in years, ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ starring Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina is likely to become a sure-fire animation classic. Review by Mark Carnochan.

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