Grand Hotel (1932) Review

Grand Hotel (1932) Review

A jewel of the pre-code era, 1932 Best Picture Oscar winner ‘Grand Hotel’ starring Greta Garbo, John Barrymore and other famous faces is perhaps unfairly misremembered. Eve O’Dea looks to set the record straight in this review.

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Little Voice (1998) Review

Little Voice (1998) Review

“Nostalgic, funny, cinematic and deep, Little Voice is a terrifically well performed and well constructed piece of British cinematic history”. Joseph Wade reviews Mark Herman’s adaptation starring Caine, McGregor, Blethyn and Horrocks.

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) Review

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) Review

Mark Herman’s memorable 2008 holocaust drama ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ is a movie with a “hard-hitting and emotional narrative”, “a deserved classic for future cinephiles”. Bethen Blackabee reviews.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Review

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Review

After success with ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’, Edgar Wright took to North America with his off-kilter adaptation ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010). Christopher Connor looks back in this retrospective review.

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Good Time (2017) Review

Good Time (2017) Review

2017 Safdie Brothers release ‘Good Time’ starring Robert Pattinson “is a relentless barrage of anxiety and violence”, a thriller shot in 35mm with an “unsettling, naturalistic aesthetic”. Leoni Horton reviews.

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100 Years of ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ – Is It Still Significant?

100 Years of ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ – Is It Still Significant?

Famed German Expressionism horror-thriller ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ turns 100 years old in 2020, but is it still relevant? Jacob Davis explores Germany’s first massively popular German export here.

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