Category: Reviews
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American Assassin Review
As you can tell from the title to this Michael Cuesta thriller, American Assassin is a disappointingly generic endeavour, that takes an intriguing premise and sadly gives it the cliched Hollywood treatment. It’s a shame for this title studies a contemporary landscape, and a very present anxiety in the Western world following the recent influx… Read More >
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Mother! Review
In cinema one of the most engaging of elements is a filmmakers ability to provoke, to entice conversation, and have several likeminded people find themselves miles apart in their own interpretation of art, how we can all watch the same thing and yet each seem to watch something so different to the next. In that… Read More >
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The Current War Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
There is something to be said about a late 19th Century period drama that holds attention and meanders around three of the most influential men in history. Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch), George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) and Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult) — all iconic giants of race to illuminate the world. A brisk, pivotal slice of… Read More >
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Stronger Review – (Toronto International Film Festival)
When tackling a film like David Gordon Green’s Stronger, certain aspects need to be refined; it must treat the real life source with respect and honesty. At the same time exuding a sense of humour and solid performances to break the predictability of events in which we already know the outcome. Green’s somber look at… Read More >
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Suburbicon Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
Seeing the names Joel and Ethan Coen attached to a film is an instant cause for excitement — place George Clooney in the director’s chair and you’d be lying to yourself if Suburbicon weren’t high on your list this festival season. Clooney behind the camera is comfortable and clean cut, perhaps too subdued for a… Read More >
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Wind River Review
Writer Taylor Sheridan has slowly but surely ascended up the Hollywood ladder in the last few years after some wildly successful films that he has lent his penship too. An actor himself, it was his work on Sons of Anarchy that first earnt him huge acclaim as a writer, before two films catapulted him into… Read More >
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
There is a torturous, biting audio that surrounds Yorgos Lanthimos latest surreal picture, The Killing of a Sacred Deer. It drones on from scene to scene, sometimes leaving completely, but lurking alongside the visual, ready to add that piercing sonic climax. We follow cardiologist Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell in full black comedy form, wearing a… Read More >
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It Review
As haunting as It can be, what really makes the film special is the authentic dynamic between the young actors. Read More >
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Crown Heights Review
Even if it only has a small impact, Crown Heights will have done its job if it resonates with at least one lawyer, judge, or juror that’ll decide the outside of a person’s life. Read More >
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The Vault Review
As with any archetypal bank robbery thriller – there’s a distinct, clear line between the heroes and the villains. Those striving to stay alive, and those who seem to be behind their fate. But in Dan Bush’s The Vault, we see a blurring of the lines, as the victims and perpetrators must work together –… Read More >
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