retrospective review

The Untouchables (1987) Review

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Christopher Connor

Brian De Palma’s impeccably acted prohibition Noir, ‘The Untouchables’ (1987) stands the test of time as an at times moving crime thriller. Christopher Connor reviews.

Se7en (1995) Review

Posted on September 22, 2020September 7, 2021 by Sophia Patfield

The 25th anniversary of the release of David Fincher thriller ‘Se7en’ (1995) starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman brings into question its quality. Sophia Patfield reviews.

Easy A (2010) Review

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Martha Lane

Can you believe that it has been 10 years since the release of ‘Easy A’? Emma Stone, Stanley Tucci, Amanda Bynes and more star in Will Gluck’s version of “The Scarlet Letter”, reviewed by Martha Lane.

Memories of Murder (2003) Review

Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

‘Memories of Murder’ (2003), from ‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho, has been re-released in 2020. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews what is one of South Korea’s greatest ever films.

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Review

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Guest

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), from screenwriter-director Agnès Varda, the only female film director of the French New Wave, is filmed with love rather than contempt according to Eve O’Dea in this review.

About Schmidt (2002) Review

Posted on August 12, 2020May 27, 2023 by Christopher Connor

Positioned between ‘Election’ and ‘Sideways’, 2002’s ‘About Schmidt’ makes for a peculiar entry into Alexander Payne’s work, but is anchored by a phenomenal Jack Nicholson lead performance.

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.

Caliber 9 (1972) Review

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Guest

‘You Have to Accept It’: Fate and Power in Fernando di Leo’s Milano calibro 9 (Calibre 9, 1972). Review by Paul A J Lewis.

Comfort and Joy (1984) Review

Posted on June 3, 2020June 19, 2020 by Mark Carnochan

Two rival ice cream gangs and the radio presenter stuck in the middle of it all. That’s the premise for Bill Forsyth’s 1984 comedy ‘Comfort and Joy’, a landmark of Scottish cinema according to Mark Carnochan.

Hot Fuzz (2007) Review

Posted on May 20, 2020July 19, 2020 by Christopher Connor

The midpoint of The Cornetto Trilogy, ‘Hot Fuzz’, finds Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost firing on all cylinders. Christopher Connor reviews.

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