Game Night (2018) – Film Review Game Night looks every bit a superficial cheesy action comedy involving three couples who meet on a regular basis to socialise during what they call ‘Game Night’ where various board and parlour games are played. All three couples are competitive but perhaps not quite as committed as Max and […]
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I, Tonya is a tough watch that humanises a reviled figure from sporting history
I, Tonya (2018) – Film Review For people over a certain age, the names Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan conjure up the memory of a moment in the lead-up to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer – Norway – that will go down in infamy. The aftermath an attack on Kerrigan saw her ‘rival’ Harding […]
The Shape of Water is an instant classic romantic fantasy tale with superb performances led by Sally Hawkins
The Shape of Water (2018) – Film Review Shape of Water externally recalls the American 1950s B-movies but is set during the early 1960s and both contains and subverts the conventions established in that format which turns what could have been a routine monster flick into a romance story. There are scientists, government agents, soldiers, […]
Coco is a return to form for Pixar – a fantastic family adventure
Coco (2017) – Film Review The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that probably isn’t too familiar to non-hispanic cultures but Pixar have hit upon another excellent story that remains fresh despite a necessarily exposition-heavy beginning. What draws us into the story is the richness of the characters and the cleverly created family […]
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri contains strong performances all round and a compelling story
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) – Film Review At one point during Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri, a character says “anger begets greater anger”. It might sound like a cheap bit of pop-wisdom, and in fact it is in the context of this film, but that insight serves as a turning point for one […]