BABYLON: Damien Chazelle’s extravagant period epic is mesmerising but messy
Like the drug-fuelled frenzies it depicts, Babylon is a delirious, unhinged thrill. But it’s a high it simply cannot sustain for its duration.
Like the drug-fuelled frenzies it depicts, Babylon is a delirious, unhinged thrill. But it’s a high it simply cannot sustain for its duration.
The second part of Keiron Self’s ‘22/‘23 film preview bestraddlement covers January, and five movies promising various Hollywood royalty in their credits.
Marvel competitors DC snapped up writer/director James Gunn (Guardians Of The Galaxy) to try and boost the reputation, and hopefully entertainment value, of this sequel to the awful first Suicide Squad.
BIRDS OF PREY *** Dir: Cathy Yan (15, 120 mins) Margot Robbie’s exuberant Harley Quinn was the only highlight in the dire Suicide Squad film. And with dogged persistence and …
BOMBSHELL **** Dir: Jay Roach (15, 108 mins) The Fox News scandal that unseated its CEO Roger Ailes is given the cinematic treatment with a powerhouse cast and a passionate, …
[wpdevart_youtube]ELeMaP8EPAA[/wpdevart_youtube] Once Upon a Time in Hollywood **** Dir: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie (USA, 18, 2hrs 39mins) A dazzling black comedy thriller that manages to …
[wpdevart_youtube]vS8_PUKO76g[/wpdevart_youtube]TERMINAL ** Dir: Vaughan Stein (15 95 mins) A beautifully shot neo-noir, Terminal proves frustrating on many levels, but remains just about watchable thanks to its leading lady Margot Robbie. Robbie …
[wpdevart_youtube]KuDQOMICfr0[/wpdevart_youtube] I, TONYA | FILM REVIEW **** Dir: Craig Gillespie (15, 120 mins) Starring: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, (15, 2hrs) A superbly visual, funny, moving and thrilling retelling …
[wpdevart_youtube]KuDQOMICfr0[/wpdevart_youtube] **** Dir: Craig Gillespie (15, 120 mins) A superbly visual, funny, moving and thrilling retelling of champion ice skater Tonya Harding’s life. Told by three very unreliable narrators, I …
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT Dir: Glenn Ficara / John Requa (15, 112 mins) A wavering tone stops this ‘WTF’ from satisfying on a comedic or a dramatic level despite the best …