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Review in Brief: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018/19)
You don’t tend to see chamber pieces about big men with guns, but that’s exactly what THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK is, which is pretty novel. Someone in this militia has opened fire at a cop’s funeral and everyone is … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Chris Mulkey, Drama, Gene Jones, Henry Dunham, James Badge Dale, Mystery, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
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Review in Brief: Green Book (2018)
I can’t say GREEN BOOK is a bad film, it’s too competent. But it’s a very ordinary Best Picture winner. To its credit, the realities of being a touring black musician of any calibre during this period are not ignored. … Continue reading
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Tagged Drama, Green Book, Mahershala Ali, Oscars, Viggo Mortensen
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Review in Brief: The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot (2018/19)
This might not surprise you given its title, but THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT is a weird creature. But it’s not necessary weird for the reasons you might expect. Aside from an early prop gag and … Continue reading
Review in Brief: Soni (2018/19)
The best thing about Netflix as a service is how it encourages the democratisation of cinema. So many promising new, diverse voices would not have an outlet without the streaming giant. SONI is a hidden gem, and you should all … Continue reading
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Tagged Drama, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Netflix, Saloni Batra, Soni, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: Unicorn Store (2017/19)
I don’t really care what more cynical viewers and critics think; I found Brie Larson’s directorial debut UNICORN STORE absolutely charming. Maybe it’s because it’s a story about a woman-child, and I relate to stories like that. Kit (Larson) is … Continue reading
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Tagged Brie Larson, Comedy, Drama, Joan Cusack, Mamoudou Athie, Samuel L. Jackson, Unicorn Store
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Review: Wild Rose (2018/19)
WILD ROSE is the feel-good movie of the year, and that’s not damning it with faint praise. There’s just so much passion evident in this project from start to finish, and plenty of lively crackle along the way, it’ll leave … Continue reading
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Tagged Beast, Drama, Hearts Beat Loud, Jesse Buckley, Julie Walters, Musical, Oliver!, Once, The Commitments, Wild Rose
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Review in Brief: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND is an assured and compelling directorial debut from Chiwetel Ejiofor, and another example of how important outlets like Netflix are for getting diverse filmmaking voices out there. It’s a very classically good-looking film which … Continue reading
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Tagged Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dick Pope, Drama, Maxwell Simba, Mike Leigh, Netflix, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Review: The White Crow (2018/19)
I may have been taken along to the odd ballet by my parents over the years, but I can’t claim to know anything much about it as an art form. I certainly hadn’t heard of Rudolf Nureyev, who I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged Adèle Exarchopoulos, Biopic, Drama, Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, The White Crow
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Series Retrospective: The Before Trilogy
Back to my semi (OK, I’ll be honest lately it’s been less) regular feature where I look back on a long-running film series and see how well each instalment has or hasn’t age. This time it’s Richard Linklater’s beloved naturalistic … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Drama, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, Romance
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