Dir: Alexander Payne Cast: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa Whilst it may not have had the emotional impact I was anticipating, Alexander Payne returns to form with this bittersweet festive dramedy Despite his work on several critically admired works over the years, I have never truly got on board with Alexander Payne as... Continue Reading →
Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos Cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael Emma Stone gives a career best performance as an experimental subject on a journey of discovery in Yorgos Lanthimos' bizarre and occasionally ruthless fantasy comedy. Ever since the release of his third directorial feature Dogtooth in 2009, an extreme... Continue Reading →
2023 has finally come to a close, and what a year it was for cinema despite a few months of SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. These strikes have seen several major films such as: Dune: Part Two and The Bikeriders, pushed back so expect to see them in the upcoming year. January is always a strong... Continue Reading →
Dir: Paul King Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Matthew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant Timothee Chalamet shines as a young Willy Wonka in this charming and whimsical origin story of the famous chocolatier Over the course of the past decade or... Continue Reading →
Dir: Taika Waititi Cast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Taika Waititi, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss Taika Waititi's crowd-pleasing and occasionally hilarious sports comedy has its heart in the right place but it is incredibly dated and formulaic The latest film by New Zealand writer-director, Taika Waititi, is a big... Continue Reading →
Awards Season is well and truly underway and the nominees for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards are to be announced on Monday 11th December. The Golden Globes are one of the major precursors when determining which films will be big players at the upcoming Academy Awards. Other precursors to come in the next few... Continue Reading →
Awards Season is well and truly underway and the nominees for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards are to be announced on Monday 11th December. The Golden Globes are one of the major precursors when determining which films will be big players at the upcoming Academy Awards. Other precursors to come in the next few... Continue Reading →
2023 is finally coming to a close after a very busy and frantic year for cinema. The SAG-AFTRA strikes have thankfully come to an end allowing all our favourite stars to begin showing their faces on the red carpet once again. December will see the release of the remainder of Academy hopefuls this side of... Continue Reading →
Dir: Emma Seligman Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Dominczyk, Marshawn Lynch Emma Seligman's anarchic and outlandish sophomore feature film is sure to go down as one of the great modern high school comedies Marketed as a 'Fight Club meets Mean Girls', 'Bottoms' is... Continue Reading →
Dir: Emerald Fennell Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan Emerald Fennell's sophomore feature film is a dark and twisted tale of privilege and desire, that had me in stitches from start to finish Following the success of her debut feature, Promising Young Woman, in 2020,... Continue Reading →
