Category: Reviews
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It’s Only the End of the World – Review (Cannes Film Festival)
It’s Only the End of the World, Xavier Dolan’s followup to the electric Mommy, is hysterical to the point of being utterly exhausting… Read More >
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Julieta – Review (Cannes Film Festival)
Pedro Almodovar’s Julieta is a sumptuous but somewhat underwhelming film. Read More >
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The Unknown Girl – Review (Cannes Film Festival)
The Unknown Girl certainly ranks as one of the weaker entries in the Dardenne brother’s, still stunning, careers. Read More >
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Endless Poetry – Review (Cannes Film Festival)
Endless Poetry is almost certainly Alejandro Jodorowsky’s most emotionally wrought and touching film to date. Read More >
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Mon Roi – Review
The investment we have with Tony would be devalued had it not been for the breathtaking performance by Bercot, rightly awarded for her efforts at Cannes last year, where she shared the best actress accolade with Rooney Mara for her indelible turn in Carol. Read More >
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Cinematic theatrics: Is it a play or is it a film? A View from the Bridge – Review
Keith McDonnell reviews his experience of watching, in the cinema, Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge in the acclaimed staging by Ivo van Hove, to what he experienced watching the same production of the play performed live on the stage. Read More >
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Game of Thrones Season 6: “Book of the Stranger” Review
SPOILER WARNING: If you have not watched Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 4: “Book of the Stranger,” do not read on. “Book of the Stranger” moves Game of Thrones‘ narrative forward in ways we haven’t seen in a long time; Queen Daenerys gains control of the Dothraki, Jon Snow and Sansa Stark reunite for… Read More >
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Personal Shopper – Review (Cannes Film Festival)
Whilst there are missteps in Personal Shopper, including some special effects moments that feel a tad silly even, there is more working here than isn’t. Read More >
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Love & Friendship – Review
Kate Beckinsale turns in one of her finest performances to date as this Machiavellian schemer. Read More >
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The Transfiguration – Review (Cannes Film Festival)
Somewhat assured direction and a good central performance from a young actor aren’t enough to rescue The Transfiguration from falling a little flat… Read More >
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