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King Richard (2021) Review

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Joseph Wade

Will Smith stars as Richard Williams, the father and trainer of Venus and Serena Williams, in this story of the tennis aces’ rise to superstardom. Joseph Wade reviews.

Turning Red (2022) Review

Posted on March 18, 2022April 1, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Pixar’s 2022 Disney Plus animated film ‘Turning Red’, a “passionate and personal work” from ‘Bao’ director Domee Shi, has “big emotional beats in abundance”. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

Belfast (2022) Review

Posted on March 12, 2022March 14, 2022 by Joseph Wade

Kenneth Branagh’s black and white Oscar-nominated film ‘Belfast’ features 4 outstanding performances, including one by Judi Dench that is worth the price of admission. Joseph Wade reviews.

CODA (2021) Review

Posted on March 11, 2022May 2, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Sian Heder’s ‘CODA’ (2021) is a best picture nominee at the Oscars, a ‘bittersweet, well-performed crowd pleaser’ starring Emilia Jones and Troy Kotsur. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) Review

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Sony Pictures Animation offer the Oscar-nominated ‘The Mitchells vs the Machines’ (2021) as their follow-up to ‘Into the Spider-Verse’, and it has proven to be unmissable. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

Flee (2022) Review

Posted on March 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by Joseph Wade

Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau bring ‘Flee’ to the big screen, an animated docudrama about an Afghan asylum seeker that is nominated for 3 Oscars. Review by Joseph Wade.

The Batman (2022) Review

Posted on March 5, 2022March 16, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

A bold and distinct new vision of the Caped Crusader, Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ (2022) starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz, reviewed by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Review

Posted on February 22, 2022April 10, 2022 by Kieran Judge

David Blue Garcia brings Leatherface back in Netflix horror film ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (2022), a sequel to Tobe Hooper’s film with few redeeming features. Review by Kieran Judge.

Parallel Mothers (2021) Review

Posted on February 18, 2022April 10, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Pedro Almodóvar tells of two mothers, Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit, struggling with motherhood and Spain’s past trauma in ‘Parallel Mothers’. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

Death on the Nile (2022) Review

Posted on February 16, 2022May 18, 2022 by Kieran Judge

Kenneth Branagh “entertains the hell out of you” in his adaptation of Agatha Christie book “Death on the Nile”, leading an all-star cast (including Gal Gadot) as Hercule Poirot. Review by Kieran Judge.

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