Annihilation (2018)
It’s destroying everything… I’ve been struggling to think how to start this review. I was mulling over discussing the approach to “intellectualism” in film, or how Alex Garland might possibly […]
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You Were Never Really Here (2017)
McLeary Said You Were Brutal There are films that make you cry. There are films that make you laugh. There are films that make your adrenaline surge, and there are […]
Red Sparrow (2018)
Because Spies Don’t Do Foreplay Continuing the theme of ‘I Don’t Get Why They Hate It’, Red Sparrow (2018) sets a pretty underwhelming precedence online at the moment. Any film […]
I, Tonya (2017)
It’s Not My Fault The trouble with biopic films often lie in the details. Whether the story leans too far one way or the other, is from a very specific […]
Mute (2018)
There Are No Words Have you ever had that sinking feeling that you’re seeing something different to the rest of the world? Like, one day someone will come along and […]
The Shape Of Water (2017)
He’s a wild creature. We can’t ask him to be anything else. Romantic films come in many shapes and sizes. Whether you’re looking for a schmaltzy love-at-first-sight fairy tale, a […]
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Logic doesn’t apply to any of this. In case you haven’t noticed, something happened over the weekend. A usual part of the American Super Bowl experience is some great new […]
The Commuter (2018)
This train’s freaking me out. I have to admit, I’m not the biggest Liam Neeson fan. And by that I specifically mean those Liam Neeson films. The ones that pitch […]
Darkest Hour (2017)
He mobilised the English language and sent it into battle. It’s not exactly fashionable to say these days, but I’ve always been quite obsessed with Winston Churchill as a historical […]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
HOW COME, CHIEF WILLOUGHBY? RUDIES ALERT: Sensitive readers beware of an unusual volume of swearing. You’ve been warned. Generally speaking, Americans seem to have a real problem with cunts. I […]