Category: Reviews
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The Birth of a Nation – Review
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 >
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American Honey – Review (Cannes Film Festival)
A somewhat noble endeavour perhaps, but ultimately American Honey is a real disappointment. Read More >
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Swiss Army Man – Review
Swiss Army Man is hilarious in parts; it’s moving and it’s provocative. And it’s about farting. Just give these directors all the Oscars. Seriously. Read More >
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Free State of Jones – Review
Though Free State of Jones has a remarkable story that lends itself so well to a silver screen retelling, Ross’s clumsy direction makes for a film unsure of its focus. Read More >
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Little Men – Review
Sachs has this remarkable aptitude for finding the tenderness in life and yet never once compromising on the harsh severities of the real world. Read More >
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Imperium – Review
Arguably Daniel Radcliffe’s best post-Potter performance, proving his worth as a dramatic actor and ensuring that he’s a force to be reckoned with. Read More >
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The Girl With All the Gifts – Review
The performances from Close, Arterton and Considine ensure this film transcends the tropes of the genre its placed within, to make for a strikingly relatable affair. Read More >
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Colossal – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
Genre mash-ups can be a work of genius or a flat out dud; able to breath life into a stale idea, or add another ill-conceived pastiche that appears more like a parody. Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal is a work of immense feeling, pivoting its dark, emotional story back and forth through a quirky small-town atmosphere and… Read More >
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City of Tiny Lights – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
London, England makes for the perfect noir playground in Pete Travis’ (Dredd) latest film, City of Tiny Lights… Read More >
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Deepwater Horizon – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
Big, noisy Hollywood disaster films have a tendency to drone on with CGI heavy montages of destruction, inaudible dialogue and a narrative we’ve seen a hundred times before. Even more so if you already know the outcome of the story. However, it’s possible for a film to hit a nerve with a harrowing display of… Read More >
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