Two lonely people meet by chance and develop an unusual relationship…
Fallen Leaves (2023, dir. Aki Kaurismäki) – BFI London Film Festival
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2023 Review
The Royal Hotel (2023, dir. Kitty Green) – BFI London Film Festival
In Australia, a pair of back-packers take a job at a remote pub…
Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl Shorts
We look at Wes Anderson’s new short Roald Dahl adaptations on Netflix…
The Old Oak (dir. Ken Loach)
A publican (Turner) forms a close bond with a Syrian refugee (Mari)…
REVIEW: Saw X (2023, dir. Kevin Greutert)
Saw X is one of the strongest sequels in the horror franchise, for its in-depth humanisation of main villain John Kramer, played by a never-better Tobin Bell, and its more personal revenge tale, while still giving most of everything fans want to see in a Saw film, from ridiculously convoluted traps to nonsensical gore.
REVIEW: Reptile (2023, dir. Grant Singer)
Reptile is an unfortunate slog of a crime thriller that sticks so closely to the police procedural formula that it ends up doing nothing else that’s interesting for the entirety of its two-plus hour running time, which makes it rather dull and portentous to sit through.
REVIEW: The Creator (2023, dir. Gareth Edwards)
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 133 mins UK Distributor: 20th Century Studios UK Release Date: 28 September 2023 WHO’S IN THE CREATOR? John David...
REVIEW: The Lesson (2023, dir. Alice Troughton)
The Lesson is a handsomely made thriller with a slightly cheeky style by director Alice Troughton, and a collection of sharp performances from the likes of Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy, but a script that thinks it’s cleverer than it is leaves the film less satisfying as a whole.
REVIEW: Dumb Money (2023, dir. Craig Gillespie)
Dumb Money is a mostly entertaining retelling of the GameStop short squeeze phenomenon, which has some fun performances and a decent sense of humour, though the narrative opts for an all too simple underdog narrative that detracts slightly from the overall impact of the real-life story.