It’s very rare for a film to fail at everything it’s trying to accomplish within the first ten minutes. So…
A Cure for Wellness – Review
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Oscars 2017 – Final Predictions
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Now that we’ve had the Baftas and Golden Globes (as well as the SAG and DAG awards), and the Academy…
Marguerite Review     Â
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If there’s one thing French film-makers are good at, it’s getting you to feel sympathetically towards a main character. It’s…
Anomalisa Review     Â
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I’ll make no secret of my love of Charlie Kaufman as a writer (and – to a lesser extent –…
Casting Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
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The latest in an apparently never-ending stream of Stephen King adaptations (following on from the upcoming, James Franco starring, 11.22.63),…
A Bigger Splash Review     Â
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Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton – two actors who serve as shorthand for quality. Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger…
Top 10 Accessible Foreign Language Films
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Subtitles are an acquired taste – although I personally love to watch films in a foreign language and give my…
Spotlight Review     Â
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Tom McCarthy’s latest film, tipped to win big at this year’s Oscars, is an interesting, very grown-up prospect: the tale…
Room Review     Â
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So… I’m now an emotional wreck, thanks to Lenny Abrahamson’s new film Room – a Best Picture nominee at this…
Oscars 2016 – Post Nomination Predictions
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The 2016 Oscar Nominations have been announced (by one of my favourite directors Guillermo del Toro, among others!) and so…