The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a difficult one to review. It is a movie comprised of segments; individual stories with a western theme. They vary from comedy, to drama, to the macabre and back again. Each one has it’s own … Continue reading Oscars 2019: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (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
When looking at synopsis for At Eternity’s Gate you will find many summarise the movie as: “A film about the years Vincent Van Gogh spent painting in Southern France.” This hardly fills anyone with excitement or intrigue and unfortunately, the movie … Continue reading Oscars 2019: At Eternity’s Gate (2018) Review
One thing you’ll notice very quickly about Vice is that it is not your usual biopic. Rather than take a straight, linear look at the life of Dick Cheney, Vice plays with the usual biopic tropes slightly. It mixes up the … Continue reading Oscars 2019: Vice (2018) Review
It is easy to see Can You Ever Forgive Me? as being a Melissa McCarthy “serious” performance. It could easily overshadow the whole movie had she not done such a good job of disconnecting herself from the flamboyant, larger than life characters … Continue reading Oscars 2019: Can You ever Forgive Me? (2018) Review
As events continue through The Wife, you soon realise that you’ve seen this story before. To tell you where would be to give too much of the eventual story and it’s revelations away but once those moments do occur, you soon … Continue reading Oscars 2019: The Wife (2018) Review
The story of reluctant, racist white person develops respect for black person through forced social encounter is one that has been done to death. Driving Miss Daisy is such a movie that springs to mind and although the intentions behind this … Continue reading Oscars 2019: Green Book (2018) Review
Ben and Dave discuss and review the movies nominated for the major categories in the Oscars. This includes movies such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Blackklansman and A Star is Born. Ben and Dave also explain who they hope will win before writing … Continue reading Views from the Sofa: The Podcast – Episode 4: Oscars 2019
A biopic is only ever as interesting as the focus of the movie. British rock-gods Queen or more specifically their charismatic front-man Freddie Mercury should be the perfect subjects for an interesting true life story. However, the more you dive into … Continue reading Oscars 2019: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Review
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