GRETA | FILM REVIEW
[wpdevart_youtube]2f1maBmQzH8[/wpdevart_youtube] GRETA ** Dir: Neil Jordan (15, 98 mins) A potboiler reminiscent of 80s and 90s psychological thrillers like The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, as Chloë Grace Moretz’s young …
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[wpdevart_youtube]2f1maBmQzH8[/wpdevart_youtube] GRETA ** Dir: Neil Jordan (15, 98 mins) A potboiler reminiscent of 80s and 90s psychological thrillers like The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, as Chloë Grace Moretz’s young …
[wpdevart_youtube]2p5pdWyyZoc&t=6s[/wpdevart_youtube] DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE *** Dir: S. Craig Zahler (18, 159 mins) An overlong but sporadically good bleak heist thriller from the director of the superb westerm Bone Tomahawk. This …
STEFFLON DON Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. Thurs 18 Apr She may shrug off comparisons to her peers, but Birmingham born starlet Stefflon Don may just be Britain’s answer …
[wpdevart_youtube]7M_-ucSaFpU[/wpdevart_youtube] Rafiki **** Dir: Wanuri Kahiu Starring: Samantha Mugatsia, Shelia Munyiva (Kenya, 12A, 1hr 22mins) Colourful street scenes of adults and children at work, rest and play in Nairobi belie …
[wpdevart_youtube]Igfhy3Q5CeI[/wpdevart_youtube] Mid90s **** Dir: Jonah Hill Starring: Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges (USA, 15, 1hr 25mins) A coming-of-age tale from the former Superbad actor, Jonah Hill has matured into an accomplished …
[wpdevart_youtube]l_Ths6k7qXk[/wpdevart_youtube] WILD ROSE **** Dir: Tom Harper (15, 100 mins) An anthem to following your dreams, Wild Rose charms thanks to its lead, the excellent Jessie Buckley, so good in the …
[wpdevart_youtube]XusVJxUgkvI[/wpdevart_youtube] HELLBOY *** Dir: Neil Marshall (15, 91 mins) Guillermo Del Toro made two very good Hellboy movies starring the excellent Ron Perlman, capturing the monstrosity and wit of Mike Mignola’s …
[wpdevart_youtube]YuzmBUJz_dk[/wpdevart_youtube] Happy as Lazzaro **** Dir: Alice Rohrwacher Starring: Adriano Tardiolo, Nicoletta Braschi (Italy, 12A, 2hrs 7mins) “Lazzaro!” everyone shouts in this film. Everyone wants something from Lazzaro (Adriano Tardiolo). …
[wpdevart_youtube]H9d310frjNk[/wpdevart_youtube] Dir: Jacques Audiard Starring: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal (USA, 15, 2hrs 2mins) Adapted from Patrick Dewitt’s Booker shortlisted novel, this melancholically funny western beguiles as successfully …
[wpdevart_youtube]UeOJgWXqyAM[/wpdevart_youtube] SHAZAM **** Dir: David F Sandberg (12A, 120 mins) Aiming to put more fun back into the DC Extended Universe after the high camp of Aquaman comes Shazam, which is …
[wpdevart_youtube]KrBKSxpTG0w[/wpdevart_youtube] 3 Faces *** Dir: Jafar Panahi Starring: Behnaz Jafari, Jafar Panahi, Marziyeh Rezaei (as selves) (Iran, 15, 1hr 40mins) Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi uses identity as a tool for exploration in 3 Faces, …
[wpdevart_youtube]WnFyfmjQSIg[/wpdevart_youtube] PET SEMATARY *** Dir: Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer (15, 100 mins) Stephen King’s unsettling horror gets another film outing, despite a perfectly creepy 1989 version from director Mary …
[wpdevart_youtube]_wHcHaPkYnw[/wpdevart_youtube] Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story **** Dir: Steve Sullivan Starring: Frank Sidebottom, Chris Sievey (UK, 15, 1hr 40mins) A cult figure from before my time, Frank Sidebottom nevertheless …
[wpdevart_youtube]JsNBLkO2Itg[/wpdevart_youtube] Out of Blue *** Dir: Carol Morley Starring: Patricia Clarkson, James Caan, Toby Jones, Jacki Weaver (USA, 15, 1hr 49mins) Adapted from a largely ignored 1997 Martin Amis novel, …
[wpdevart_youtube]ap1n6xkD4tM[/wpdevart_youtube] At Eternity’s Gate **** Dir: Julian Schnabel Starring: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen (USA/UK, 12A, 1hr 45mins) In At Eternity’s Gate, the slipping in and out of languages …
[wpdevart_youtube]McsWXoXg6Xk[/wpdevart_youtube] DUMBO *** Dir: Tim Burton (PG, 130 mins) Another plundering of the Disney back catalogue to ‘re-imagine’ a classic. This has Tim Burton at the helm to help us …
[wpdevart_youtube]hNCmb-4oXJA[/wpdevart_youtube] Us **** Dir: Jordan Peele Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss (USA, 15, 1hr 56mins) Jordan Peele’s sophomore offering Us is a hall of mirrors in which reflections, …
[wpdevart_youtube]nWOkvg-qx6w[/wpdevart_youtube] CAPTIVE STATE *** Dir: Rupert Wyatt (12A, 115 mins) An alien invasion film set a decade after the human race has been overrun by an insectoid menace, this Chicago-set …
GENTLE/RADICAL’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY Running a cinema is a hard game. Even more so running a community cinema, where the aim is not just to show the latest films but to …
[wpdevart_youtube]56Cl68ANDgc[/wpdevart_youtube] US **** Dir: Jordan Peele (15, 120 mins) The writer/director of the excellent Get Out follows up with more sociopolitical horror. After the existential psychological terrors of his debut, Jordan …
[wpdevart_youtube]jUakWaEpCmY&t=22s[/wpdevart_youtube] THE INFORMER *** Dir: Andrea Di Stefano (15, 113 mins) Undercover cop prison drama with a lot of familiar story beats but competently managed. An intense and moody Joel …
[wpdevart_youtube]a1R9VmV7KZA[/wpdevart_youtube] Under the Silver Lake ** Dir: David Robert Mitchell Starring: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace (USA, 15, 2hr 19mins) Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a thirty-something cinephile out of …
[wpdevart_youtube]2ut_Ca6ZMd4[/wpdevart_youtube] WHAT MEN WANT ** Dir: Adam Shankman (15, 110 mins) A remake of the 2000 Mel Gibson comedy What Women Want, where a chauvinist man gets access to the …
[wpdevart_youtube]QYH86Y4ZWpY[/wpdevart_youtube] THE FIGHT *** Dir: Jessica Hynes (15, 91 mins) Jessica Hynes, the superb comedy actress who has delighted in Spaced, There She Goes and W1A amongst many others, makes her …