Category: Reviews

The Post brings together arguably our best living director (Steven Spielberg), arguably our best living actor (Tom Hanks), and arguably our best living actress (Meryl Streep). Read More >

If Churchill taught us anything, it’s that one man can make a difference. Likewise, Oldman’s performance is what ultimately makes Darkest Hour. Read More >

Stephen Frears likes to study significant characters with stories to tell – but most of the time, we adopt the perspective of an outside source. Whether it be that of the journalist in Philomena and The Program, or the beleaguered other half of Florence Foster Jenkins – his films are proof that sometimes the very… Read More >

You would think, given the narrative, that suspense would be a prevalent sensation within this movie, and yet the film comes devoid of any real tension. Read More >

Though an interesting narrative, with a fascinating character at the heart of it, the film struggles to transcend the usual biopic fodder. Read More >

Hidden Figures may well abide frustratingly to convention, as a film that could be described, affectionately, as pure Oscar fodder – but there’s a distinctive charm to this piece. Read More >

The angle of this film – that the protagonist is a self-serving opportunist who will walk over whoever he needs to, just to make some quick cash – takes too long to establish. Read More >

Surging with a brutal, take-no-prisoners vision of a time much darker, yet comparable to today’s spectrum of injustice and loss of life, Nate Parker’s tale of a slave/preacher turned rebel leader navigating the blood-soaked Antebellum South is a searing piece of cinema. It’s aesthetic ranges from ghastly wide shots of murdered slaves hanging from trees,… Read More >

Mika Kaurismaki’s The Girl King is a film devoid of true focus. Read More >

Jeff Nichols’ Loving is an emotional, political and handsomely crafted period drama. Read More >