Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
I wish I could say I was a ‘Tarantino fan’. But sadly, I am not. Mostly because I’m generally squeamish when it comes to violence, and decidedly traditional when it…
Review: The Mountain
Set in the 50s, The Mountain is the story of Andy (Tye Sheridan, Ready Player One), a directionless young man. Early in the film his father dies and he meets…
Review: For Sama
For Sama is a thoroughly engrossing and heart-wrenching documentary made by the mother of a baby born in Aleppo, Syria during the rebel uprising and daily bombings. Sama's mother Waad…
Review: Luz
The classic horror film hasn't entirely disappeared from the cinema landscape, but the current trend it to make more of it than just the easy jump out of your seat…
Review: The Lion King (2019)
Can you feel the love again? In the circle of life that is cinema, The Lion King is back in all its original story glory, with a couple of new…
Review: The Farewell
In this bittersweet dramedy based on a real story from the writer/director's own family, Billi (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians) a struggling New York writer discovers that her Grandma (Zhou Shuzhen)…
Review: One Child Nation
Nanfu Wang has made a couple of my favorite documentaries of the past few years. Hooligan Sparrow followed a Chinese women's rights activist's journey and put both the subject and…
Review: Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Oh, to be a great man's muse! To have him write poetry and songs about you, to you, for you. And all you need do is sit at his feet…
Quickie Review: Stuber
Stuber’s problems start at the beginning - with its title. You ‘get’ the reference easy enough and early enough once the story begins to unfold (Stu + Uber = Stuber).…
Quickie Review: Maiden
With the US Women’s soccer team on a championship run, the timing couldn’t be better for seeking out a documentary like Maiden. It’s a prime example of #GirlPower – on…
Review: The Dead Don’t Die
Anyone who's been a fan of Jim Jarmusch's movies over the years - Stranger Than Paradise, Down By Law, Mystery Train - knows he has an off-center view of the…