Category: Reviews
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Pickup on South Street – Review
Through his career, Samuel Fuller carved a dark corner in Hollywood, writing and directing pictures that used America’s shadowy underbelly as a backdrop for sexy, romantic capers, fronted by characters with mixed-up morals. Some of his films may be deemed a little rough around the edges, too eager to shock and awe the audience into… Read More >
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Gemma Bovery – Review
“This light, frivolous and playfully meta adaptation is undoubtedly an enchanting one – but is lacking in profundity.” Read More >
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Review
To help bring this well-crafted protagonist to life, Powley completely shines – with a performance free of inhibition, and yet bursting at the seams with charisma. Read More >
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Paper Towns – Review
Carried by strong performances, an engaging mystery, a refreshing sense of humor, and honesty, Paper Towns is another strong entry to the new age coming of age genre. Read More >
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Ruth & Alex – Review
Richard Loncraine’s understated drama thrives in its simplistic narrative. Read More >
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A Letter to Three Wives – Review
A brief browse on the internet through Hollywood films released in the ‘40s and ‘50s will reveal no small number of ensemble-driven, narrative-fractured pictures. But only a number of those fully grabbed the potential of such devices, and made it feel indispensable to that particular story; one such movie is 1949’s A Letter to Three Wives, a domestic parable… Read More >
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The Misfits – Review
You can label almost any film as a ‘movie about movies.’ Eating up cinemas right now is Jurassic World, which constantly nods and winks to the ever-evolving stream of sequels and franchise-building that’s dominating popular film; only a few years ago, Chris Nolan assembled a team not unlike a film crew to bring dreams to the masses.… Read More >
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The Longest Ride – Review
“As we so often see with films that have been adapted by the novels of Sparks, there’s a mawkish, saccharine romance at the heart of proceedings, which is a shame as it deviates away from the more intriguing themes explored in Ira’s story”… Read More >
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Mr. Holmes – Review
“for the first time Sherlock is no longer somebody we’re merely in awe of, but somebody we can relate to.” Read More >
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Man Up – Review
“While it’s to the film’s detriment at times, the earnest, well-meaning approach is endearing in parts.” Read More >
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