Category: Reviews

  • Hello, My Name Is Doris – Review

    In Hello, My Name Is Doris, Field proves that she’s still more than capable of elevating a film’s overall quality. Read More >

  • Only Yesterday – Review

    The animation is what you’d expect from the stellar folks at Studio Ghibli: sublime, minimal but still hinting at the magical possibilities within the central character’s spirit. Read More >

  • Freeheld – Review

    Moore is terrific, as always, in the lead, and Page matches her counterpart at every turn – but they are let down by a screenplay that doesn’t seem to know what it’s truly studying. Read More >

  • The Choice – Review

    The Choice is yet another Nicholas Sparks adaption where you can see every redundant plot point from a mile away. Read More >

  • Carol – Review

    Carol is a pensive, slow-burning drama that will move and compel in equal measure. Read More >

  • Brooklyn – Review

    “where Brooklyn stands out, is within the quite astonishing performance by Ronan, cementing herself as one of the great actresses working today”… Read More >

  • Miss You Already – Review

    Miss You Already is “not a film that demands pity about a brave young woman, it’s more realistic portrayal, that makes the viewer work hard to empathise with the lead role”… Read More >

  • Miss Julie – Review

    “This may be set on a midsummer’s night, but the only dream that exists, regrettably, is the one you may well have about halfway through when you accidentally drift off.” Read More >

  • We Are Your Friends – Review

    But, much like a night out at a club in real life, most of this film will be best forgotten, but there’s the occasional fun moment that you can take away with you Read More >

  • 45 Years – Review

    “whether it’s a one night stand or a long-term relationship, this director has a knack for portraying the subtleties of love and relationships, in a way not many are able to achieve in contemporary cinema”… Read More >