Reviews

How to Build a Girl (2020) Review

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Leoni Horton

‘How to Build A Girl’ fails to catch up with Beanie Feldstein’s immense talent, using overtired Britcom to water down the issues it brings to light.

The Perfect Candidate (2019) Review

Posted on August 6, 2020September 3, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Monumental filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour returns to Saudi Arabia to tell a tale of a woman fighting systemic sexism in ‘The Perfect Candidate’ (2019). Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

Yes, God, Yes (2019) Review

Posted on August 5, 2020September 3, 2021 by Beth Sawdon

‘Stranger Things’ star Natalia Dyer plays a sexually repressed teenager discovering herself and her body amidst a religious upbringing in Karen Maine’s debut feature ‘Yes, God, Yes’ (2019) reviewed by Beth Sawdon.

Oldboy (2003) Review

Posted on August 4, 2020September 3, 2021 by Guest

Chan-wook Park breakout directorial hit ‘Oldboy’ (2003), starring Min-sik Choi in a remarkable leading role, “is an ultra-violent, challenging film”. Full movie review by Andy English here.

Unhinged (2020) Review

Posted on August 3, 2020September 3, 2021 by Joseph Wade

Russell Crowe stars as a sweaty and ultra violent maniac in 2020 thriller ‘Unhinged’, from director Derrick Borte and screenwriter Carl Ellsworth, described as “a throwback thriller” by Joseph Wade in this review.

Daughters of Darkness (1971) Review

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Guest

Harry Kümel directed, internationally flavoured horror ‘Daughters of Darkness’ (1971) is a cryptic horror with plenty to offer visually and a notable performance from Delphine Seyrig. Eve O’Dea reviews.

Election (1999) Review

Posted on July 29, 2020September 3, 2021 by Christopher Connor

Alexander Payne finds his feet with lacerating high school & political satire ‘Election’ (1999), a film led by superb performances from Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. Review by Christopher Connor.

Citizen Ruth (1996) Review

Posted on July 28, 2020September 3, 2021 by Christopher Connor

‘Citizen Ruth’ (1996), the feature debut of ‘Sideways’ and ‘Nebraska’ screenwriter-director Alexander Payne, starring Laura Dern as a pregnant drug addict, reviewed here by Christopher Connor.

Heaven Knows What (2014) Review

Posted on July 27, 2020September 3, 2021 by Leoni Horton

2014 Safdie Brothers film ‘Heaven Knows What’ is a typically ultra-realist expression of cinema from one of the form’s most revolutionary new partnerships. Leoni Horton reviews.

Extraction (2020) Review

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Joseph Wade

Produced by the Russo Brothers, the men behind ‘Avengers: Endgame’, and starring Chris Hemsworth (‘Thor’), Netflix Original action movie ‘Extraction’ “is how you make an all-out shooter”. Joseph Wade’s review.

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