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THE POWER OF THE DOG: Cumberbatch stews in Jane Campion’s simmering cowboy drama

December 7, 2021

Jane Campion and Benedict Cumberbatch's Netflix cowboy drama The Power of the Dog leaves much to muse upon.

ALICE | FILM REVIEW

August 2, 2020

ALICE Dir: Josephine Mackerras (15 104 mins) A wonderfully observed French drama about finding your way in the world, Alice is anchored by a superb central performance from Emilie Piponnier …

THE OLD GUARD | FILM REVIEW

August 1, 2020

THE OLD GUARD Dir: Gina Prince-Blythewood (15 125 mins) Theron plays Andromache of Scythia, a woman who has spent centuries trying to save mankind and is the leader of The …

7500 | FILM REVIEW

July 31, 2020

7500 Dir: Patrick Vollrath (15 93 mins) A tense, gripping film set in a cockpit of a passenger plane, this hijacking revolves around a superb sweaty Joseph Gordon-Levitt as he …

Films to live by | Lockdown movie choices

June 4, 2020

The world in these films is polluted by industry and overcrowding – only the rich escape to the ‘off-worlds’.

KEIRON SELF PICKS THE BEST FILMS TO STREAM IN LOCKDOWN | FEATURE

April 7, 2020

KEIRON SELF PICKS THE BEST FILMS TO STREAM IN LOCKDOWN | FEATURE With the world on lockdown, who do we turn to for escapism? Streaming films and shows made …

[wpdevart_youtube]ZtYTwUxhAoI[/wpdevart_youtube] READY OR NOT *** Dir: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett (18, 95 mins) A quick and nasty black comedy horror that doesn’t hold back on the gore, Ready Or Not has …

THE HANDMAIDEN | FILM REVIEW

April 28, 2017

**** [wpdevart_youtube]wKpZLtt4Ctg[/wpdevart_youtube] Violence in cinema is taken as second nature, an inherent and inseparable aspect of the screen, impervious to the criticism of moralistic detractors or the censor’s cut. Sex …

RAW | FILM REVIEW

April 28, 2017

**** [wpdevart_youtube]YLVP13jX900[/wpdevart_youtube] If you’re even in the slightest bit familiar with Raw going into the film, it should come as no surprise that it’s generally not recommended to eat for …

T2 TRAINSPOTTING | FILM REVIEW

February 6, 2017

Suffice to say, returning to a beloved classic, especially when it’s one of the most iconic British films ever, is always an affair fraught with danger. In the case …

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA | FILM REVIEW

February 1, 2017

Tragedy sticks to Casey Affleck’s Lee Chandler like a leech, unwilling to let go, draining him of his vitality and numbing him until everything that he ever loved or …

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY | FILM REVIEW

December 14, 2016

The Prequel We Always Wanted Rogue One, the first of many Star Wars spin-off films, throws together a ragtag group of rebels in a dangerous adventure that pushes them to …

THE POWER OF THE DOG: Cumberbatch stews in Jane Campion’s simmering cowboy drama

ALICE | FILM REVIEW

THE OLD GUARD | FILM REVIEW

7500 | FILM REVIEW

Films to live by | Lockdown movie choices

KEIRON SELF PICKS THE BEST FILMS TO STREAM IN LOCKDOWN | FEATURE

READY OR NOT | FILM REVIEW

THE HANDMAIDEN | FILM REVIEW

RAW | FILM REVIEW

T2 TRAINSPOTTING | FILM REVIEW

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA | FILM REVIEW

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY | FILM REVIEW

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