Tag Archives: Netflix

Review in Brief: Soni (2018/19)

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

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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Review in Brief: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

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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Review: Roma (2018)

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

You’re probably going to decide whether ROMA is for you or not by its opening shot, a very long shot of soapy water washing up and down some flagstones. It certainly sets the mood and the pace of the piece, … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2018, Part 2

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

Before I get down to looking at the very best and the very worst films of 2018 (Part 1 of this list can be found here) I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a couple more that weren’t necessarily my … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2018, Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

Where did 2018 go? For me it’s been a funny year of highs and lows, beginnings and ends and other summing-up-the-year clichés as well. In film, the year started well, then flagged a bit in the middle before picking up … Continue reading →

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Review: Private Life (2018)

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

This review contains spoilers for PRIVATE LIFE. Netflix are having a pretty stellar year of original content. I mean, the bad stuff is still pretty bad, but the good stuff is really good and often takes you by surprise. I … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Hold the Dark (2018)

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

Blue, green, dark? Dark isn’t a colour Jeremy Saulnier! HOLD THE DARK is relentlessly miserable and pointlessly vague. I get that Saulnier doesn’t seem to have much faith in humanity, that he is depicting real monsters whose actions could never … Continue reading →

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Review: Journeyman (2017/18)

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

I really don’t know how he does it. TYRANNOSAUR singled Paddy Considine out as a filmmaker to watch, one with a clear and distinct voice all his own. But apparently just writing and directing just didn’t quite satisfy his creative … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Manhunt (2017/18)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

Surprise, surprise, John Woo’s latest is very John Woo. MANHUNT’s action may take a while to really ramp up, but once it does you’ve got more people flying through the air, sliding along surfaces and rapidly expending and replacing guns … Continue reading →

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Underwhelming Netflix Sci-fi Double Bill: We’ve been here before, but better

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

It’s been widely discussed that Netflix is fast-becoming a graveyard for genre films. It seems like whenever a major studio has doubts about a project in development (particularly horror or sci-fi), or one which is approaching release with too much … Continue reading →

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