BAD CANDY | FILM REVIEW
A Halloween anthology of dubious quality that fails to hang together: obviously filmed on a shoestring and with plenty of ambition, but providing neither trick nor treat.
A Halloween anthology of dubious quality that fails to hang together: obviously filmed on a shoestring and with plenty of ambition, but providing neither trick nor treat.
Notwithstanding its original title of Shithouse, Freshman Year is both moving and funny: a painfully well observed snapshot of college life and the feeling all university students when they’re away from home for the first time.
A mawkish drama with a tin ear for emotion, The Starling is a misjudged exploration of grief with awkward performances and cringey insincerity.
A dream-like retelling of the 14th Century chivalric tale of Sir Gawain And The Green Knight, David Lowery’s film is breathtakingly beautiful and haunting, with a strong central performance from Dev Patel
An uplifting drama based on a documentary which was subsequently turned into an award-winning stage musical, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie can’t help but leave you smiling.
A fascinating, empathetic documentary about a neurologist who was interested in stories, finding fame through his books but never losin his desire to learn from his patients and tell their tales.
A very British love story, sweet and heartfelt and set on a holiday park, Nell Barlow is AJ, a socially awkward teenager struggling to decipher who she is.
A rather empty exercise in style and violence, Gunpowder Milkshake criminally wastes its female action heroines such as Karen Gillan and varies widely in tone.
Mary Elisabeth Winstead proves an adept assassin in her own action movie which, although wearing its influences on its sleeve to the point of derivativeness, entertains crunchingly.
A brisk horror that is often like a supernatural Home Alone, The Djinn is a diverting shocker with a strong central performance from child actor Ezra Dewey amidst the jump scares.
A fantastic feelgood comedy drama based on a true story, Dream Horse races on to DVD delivering a homegrown, crowd-pleasing hit.
Directed sensitively by Mama Mia’s Phyllida Lloyd, this is an often surprising drama, managing to combine gritty social realism with genuine, magical heartwarming moments