Category: Reviews
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Amy – Review
“we never once lose sight of the human being within – the incredibly talented musician at the heart of it all.” Read More >
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The Look of Silence – Review
“a more emotional turn for Oppenheimer, as the perfect counterpart to what came before”… Read More >
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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story – Review
Big Bird: he’s one of Western pop culture’s most recognisable characters, a feathered totem of everything good, pure, and innocent in the world. But when he isn’t learning the ways of life alongside kids in Sesame Street, he’s just plain old Caroll Spinney. The man inside the suit is just as kind, caring and thoughtful as… Read More >
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We Are Many – Review
If you happen to find yourself making a documentary on political upheaval, the complexities of war, and civilian protest, the easiest way of getting your film finished is by making it as long, overstuffed, and boring as possible. There’s no way an issue as complicated as the run-up, and fallout, of the 2003 Iraq War… Read More >
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The Man Who Saved the World – Review
Some stories are just too incredible to believe, even when they’re entirely true. With cinema, we’re sometimes offered a glimpse into such events in history; with The Man Who Saved the World, we’re treated to the true part of history in which one man was responsible for preventing a nuclear war. The title, somewhat surprisingly,… Read More >
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The Emperor’s New Clothes – Review
“If you were to say to someone that you left a cinema furious, aggrieved, downtrodden and with a overwhelming urge to kick people – they would think that you’d just been to see one terrible movie. But not in the case of The Emperor’s New Clothes, an anger-inducing polemic picture by Michael Winterbottom and Russell… Read More >
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Dark Horse – Review
“Dark Horse is really worth a watch – even if you detest the sport of horse racing”… Read More >
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Vincent van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing – Review
“Whilst applauding the concept, the actual viewing experience is a strangely cold one”… Read More >
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Cobain: Montage of Heck – Review
“This film has enough appeal for both aficionados of the late singer’s work and those less acquainted, as it’s a human tale, showing the highs and lows of a life in the limelight.” Read More >
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Altman – Review
Where to begin with Robert Altman? We could start by saying that he was one of the finest directors America ever produced. We could rhapsodise about his movies’ ever-evolving effect on pop culture. We could even discuss, at patience-testing length, his influence on the greatest filmmakers of today, a list that includes Paul Thomas Anderson among… Read More >
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