There is something powerful about simply retelling a story as a matter-of-fact series of events. This is the form that Attica takes, using witnesses from the event, people in and around the protest and those still affected by it, be … Continue reading Attica (2021) Review
Its impressive that Guillermo Del Toro creates a movie which has two plot threads that could easily hold an entire movie to themselves. It is even more impressive that neither of these plot threads buckle under the pressure of sharing … Continue reading Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Review
You’d be mistaken for thinking that Titanic was a film about a sinking ship. This is a perfectly crafted love story, which just happens to be set on the most famous ship of all time. If the film had ended … Continue reading Titanic (1997) Review
What makes Billie Holiday’s biopic so interesting is that her life would be worthy of a movie regardless of the fact that she is responsible for that song. This becomes both a gift and a curse for the movie though, … Continue reading The United States vs Billie Holiday (2021) Review
Its a fantastic “What if” scenario that One Night in Miami brings to life. What if after Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston, the boxer met and spent the night with political activist Malcolm X, footballer Jim Brown and singer Sam … Continue reading One Night in Miami… (2020) Review
Full Metal Jacket is a movie of two halves. The first is an intense, engrossing look at the training the soldiers had to endure before being shipped over to Vietnam. The second half takes a clear look at some of … Continue reading Full Metal Jacket (1987) Review
The Nightingale is brutal and uncomfortable viewing. It has to be if it is going to do the excellent story it is telling justice and these moments do add to that tale overall but for many it will be too … Continue reading The Nightingale (2018) Review
Within the first ten minutes of 1917, the horrors of The First World War are laid out plainly and without any overt drama, and with it the success of the movie is demonstrated. 1917 is at it’s best when it … Continue reading 1917 (2019) Review
Whether you attribute it to the #metoo movement or to the growing demand for fairer involvement by women in the entertainment industry or whether it would have happened regardless: You can use The Favourite as an example of a great … Continue reading Oscars 2019: The Favourite (2018) Review
There is something very simple about adding colour to black and white footage but somehow this technique brings the First World War to life in a way not realised before. It makes the event feel much more current and not over … Continue reading WW1 and Documentary Month: They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) Review
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