2019 Oscar nominated short animated film ‘Late Afternoon’, from screenwriter-director Louise Bagnall and Cartoon Saloon, is “a delicately told tale” with “astute storytelling nous and a beautifully designed storybook style of animation” according to Joseph Wade in his review.
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2019 Oscar nominated Animated Short Film ‘Bao’, from Disney Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Domee Shi tells the tale of one woman’s nurturing of a… dumpling. Yes, a dumpling. Joseph Wade’s review.
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Jacob Davis shares his thoughts on horror film Escape Room (2019) and warns us that we may have seen this somewhere before.
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On its 30th Anniversary, Katie Doyle takes a retrospective look at just why When Harry Met Sally has been dubbed the greatest rom-com of all time.
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Ivan Reitman’s 80s classic Ghostbusters proves that deadpan humor (and nuclear-powered blasters) is the best defence against the dead, as Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson rid New York of paranormal pests.
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Oscar nominated Josie Rourke historical drama ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ (2019) had the star power but did it also have the required impact? Francesca Militello reviews.
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M. Night Shyamalan has finally brought us the concluding story for the Eastrail 177 Trilogy, but is ‘Glass’ the conclusion audiences hoped for?
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Based on a true story, ‘Colette’ (2018/19) starring Keira Knightley and Dominic West, directed by Wash Westmoreland, is “a colossal bore” according to Joseph Wade in his review.
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New Laurel & Hardy movie biopic ‘Stan & Ollie’ starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, “has all the wit and charm of the double act’s greatest works but, like those films, fails to capture the imagination beyond its performances” according to Joseph Wade’s review.
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Susanne Bier’s Bird Box envisions a family trying to survive with their eyes shut in suicide-riddled world, where the act of seeing can drive humanity to the brink of destruction.
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Austin Butler is to lead a new film from Sony Pictures and 'Powers'