Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Review

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Review

Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis excel in 2020 Netflix stage drama adaptation ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’. Full film review by Charlie Gardiner.

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Happiest Season (2020) Review

Happiest Season (2020) Review

Christmas rom-com ‘Happiest Season’ (2020), from director Clea DuVall and starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis and Aubrey Plaza, “is not the LGBT holiday film we were promised”. Annice White reviews.

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Mank (2020) Review

Mank (2020) Review

David Fincher adapts his father’s script for 2020 Netflix Original film ‘Mank’, about Herman J Mankiewicz, the screenwriter behind ‘Citizen Kane’, played here by Gary Oldman. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

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Rushmore (1998) Review

Rushmore (1998) Review

Rushmore (1998), the sophomore feature of director Wes Anderson, starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, remains important to the director’s filmography. Review by Christopher Connor.

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Uncle Frank (2020) Review

Uncle Frank (2020) Review

Written and directed by Alan Ball (‘American Beauty’), and starring Paul Bettany, 2020 drama ‘Uncle Frank’ struggles to be genuine in its portrayal of the hardships of the LGBTQ+ community. Leoni Horton reviews.

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Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Review

Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Review

Ron Howard directed Netflix drama ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ is certified Oscar bait, but does it do enough to garner awards season recognition? Amy Adams and Glenn Close star, Mark Carnochan reviews.

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The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020) Review

The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020) Review

It’s Netflix Christmas with the 2nd instalment of ‘The Princess Switch’, ‘The Princess Switch: Switched Again’ starring Vanessa Hudgens, Vanessa Hudgens and… Vanessa Hudgens. Jacob Davis reviews.

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Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (2020) Review

Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (2020) Review

‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’, released on Netflix in 2020, has cheese and festivities galore but lacks any form of quality. Charlie Gardiner reviews.

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Bottle Rocket (1996) Review

Bottle Rocket (1996) Review

Owen Wilson is co-writer and star (alongside brother Luke Wilson) for Wes Anderson’s feature directorial debut ‘Bottle Rocket’ (1996), a film that shows hints of the director’s famously idiosyncratic authorial style. Review by Christopher Connor.

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The American President (1995) Review

The American President (1995) Review

Rob Reiner directs a script from ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ filmmaker Aaron Sorkin in this rom-com turned political drama celebrating its 25th anniversary, ‘The American President’. Michael Douglas stars. Christopher Connor reviews.

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