Tag: Movies

Simply echoing what so many people have astutely pointed out already — this is not a well-rounded stage-to-screen adaptation. By adhering to the palcosenico’s static…

I’m sure no one needs another voice in this roaring crowd echoing that this is a truly good movie. Sadly, it didn’t reach masterpiece levels…

I don’t do nomination predictions. That’s what I always say. Sometimes I cave, sure. It’s a tough game to resist. Every single year. See Al…

Here are my Oscar predictions. This year there will be no #OscarsSoWhite problem. Best Picture Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water La La…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

The hyperactive, refreshing journey that Asian cinema can sometimes take you on is exemplified by Train to Busan, from South Korea, a pulsating, edge-of-your-seat thrill-ride…

With the arrival of a new year, came the approaching closure of the film season. Here in the UK I’ve bullied my way through so…

To boot, I loved almost all the separate components of the film individually but I didn’t love the resulting bundle. Aesthetically, my eyes were gently caressed…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

Taking a break from the apparent horrors of soldierhood, Vincent (Matthias Schoenaerts) is a brooding, guarded man, whose post-traumatic stress disorder hangs from him like…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

The Cannes Film Festival is a real special and integral part of the movie year. Many of those films shown there to the very lucky…