If written well enough, with the right kind of stakes, a courtroom drama can be as good as any movie featuring a car chase or any kind of action-laden thriller. Denial fits that very well because it has meaningful, historic … Continue reading Denial (2016) Review
If the chemistry between the two leads is there, the movie will be compelling. This has been seen countless times, with films set purely in a car or on a train being as compelling as the most twist-filled thrillers. There is … Continue reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Review
It is easy to forget that Adam Sandler is actually a very good actor. What has become a dive into terrible, throw-away comedies comprising of silly voices and messing about with his friends has glossed over a very talented dramatic … Continue reading Uncut Gems (2019) Review
The initial hook and opening act of The Endless is fantastic. You are sucked into this mystery surrounding two cult escapees who have a fuzzy memory of what they had previously experienced and are not sure their lives have improved … Continue reading The Endless (2017) Review
The real accomplishment of Marriage Story is how real it feels and how it manages to present such a raw subject in such a balanced way. There are plenty of films that have dissected the institution of marriage but many fall … Continue reading Marriage Story (2019) Review
Revolutionary Road is a movie hinging on two fantastic performances. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio re-ignite some of the chemistry they had on Titanic to play a married couple struggling with their respective and expected roles in 1950s America. It is … Continue reading Revolutionary Road (2008) Review
How much you enjoy Frances Ha will depend entirely on whether you like a film where very little happens. Frances Ha falls into the category of “typical indie” which has been done to death and has so many of it’s own … Continue reading Frances Ha (2012) Review
Whether you enjoy Roma or not will be entirely dependent on whether you enjoy movies that lack any actual narrative. To say that Roma has no story may be oversimplifying things slightly and a disservice to director Alfonso Cuaron but if … Continue reading Oscars 2019: Roma (2018) Review
There is something to be said for letting a story breathe and develop in it’s own time. There is no hurried pace to If Beale Street Could Talk. It doesn’t feel the need to rush through to get to the more … Continue reading Oscars 2019: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Review
First Reformed is a master-class in character study. It takes it’s time and doesn’t try to force the story too far. It moves at a fairly slow pace but in doing so gives the central figure, played by Ethan Hawke, time … Continue reading Oscars 2019: First Reformed (2018) Review
