Film
‘The Godfather: Part II’ at 50
The Godfather: Part II is a film about gangsters. It is also a film about corruption, power, betrayal, succession, revenge, religion, marriage, generational change, filial duty, sibling rivalry, the...
All Of Us Strangers Review – A Haunting Exploration of Love in all its Forms
"In All Of Us Strangers, writer-director Andrew Haigh leads us by the hand into a dreamlike, introspective world. "
‘Bittersweet, immersive and profoundly moving’ – Perfect Days Review
"I don’t think I’ve ever felt so ‘in the moment’ while watching a film as I did with Perfect Days"
Hollywood vs. AI – Is this the end?
"the question on everyone’s lips is: is this the end? The end of special effects teams? The end of video creation? The end of filmmaking?"
Poor Things – Review
Includes some spoilers
Poor Things takes place in a world only Yorgos Lanthimos could create....
The Meg – mega-ridiculous, mega-fun
Jason Statham stars in the latest blockbuster of the summer which promises to be the ultimate man vs shark movie
Actor Profile: Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is a household name and a star of the silver screen, and now she has become the highest paid actress in Hollywood...
Versailles End-of-Season Review: Intrigue, rebellion, and heartache
The popular BBC drama exited on a high this summer
Outgrowing the teen trope
In film characterisation today, art mimicking reality is not the desired outcome. Instead, art is used as a catalyst for wider representation, to inspire us to reflect on ourselves, to be better.
Ant-Man and the Wasp review – the best comedies come in the smallest packages
After the cosmic scale of Avengers: Infinity War, Paul Rudd brings Marvel's latest entry back down to size
Box sets to watch over the summer
Summer is the perfect chance to watch the box sets that you had to set aside amidst the increasing deadlines and impending sense of...
‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again’ review
It's a film sure to make piles of "Money, Money, Money" at the box office, but will this sequel have you saying "Thank You For The Music", or reaching to flush it down the "Waterloo"?
‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ – the best action film of the year?
The summer blockbuster is back on Cruise control, as Ethan Hunt attempts to save the world for a sixth time
Daniel Craig and the rescue of James Bond
Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond began with Casino Royale, and the highly successful 2006 blockbuster proved a fitting starting point for the ‘Blonde...
‘Whitney’ is a documentary in search of its lost soul
Whitney Houston's turbulent life is rendered conventionally in Kevin Macdonald's new documentary
Redemption for the Fallen Women
The Magdalene Sisters - a film by Peter Mullan - follows the story of four fictional women who writhe against the fate of 30,000...
An American Nightmare
The glorification of greed in The Wolf of Wall Street is troubling for Becky Cook
Beast review – ‘inventive visuals, fine acting, and an original story’
Order and chaos collide in this new, wild independent film
Review: Avengers: Infinity War
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) donned his iron suit for the first time a whole decade ago, establishing the groundwork for a cinematic universe...