“Booksmart” breathes fresh air into the coming of age genre
It is almost impossible to say something new in the genre of coming-of-age films. They always inevitably need to tick all of the usual boxes: the protagonist needs to break…
Childhoods are shattered in Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum
Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum begins with a shocking scene – a streetwise twelve year old Zain sues his parents for bringing him into this world. And although the retrospectives that follow…
Turkish family broken apart – Wild Pear Tree review
Comparing any film maker to Andrei Tarkovsky always seems like very risky business. The Russian director is considered to be the greatest poet that cinema ever saw, but if I…
Flyin’ High in Familiar Territory – Creed II review
The follow-up to Ryan Coogler’s surprisingly masterful Creed also holds the title in being the eighth instalment of the Rocky franchise, following Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis as he must defend…
Telemarketers, where do they come from anyway? – Sorry to Bother You review
We have all been there, doing our daily routines, relaxing until suddenly, we get a ring from an unknown number. We answer and on the other end are the words…
A Christmas Treat – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms review
Disney’s take on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King from 1816 is a spellbinding fusion of magic, mystery and classical music, sprinkled with beautiful ballet sequences starring Misty Copeland from…
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald review
The wizarding world returns with the sequel to the spinoff based off a textbook for the 8-film long series based on a 7-book long best-selling franchise. Is there still life…
Cinecity – Birds of Passage review
The team behind Embrace of the Serpent has returned with a new work which employs western and gangster film genres in a subversive and clever way. These two iconically Hollywood…
Salem Witch trials retold – Assassination Nation review
Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nation plays a dangerous game of using the language it also satirises. Levinson’s film is a stylistically bold and flashy critique of the contemporary culture of violence…
Widows – Inheriting crime
Steve Mcqueen’s latest film is a bold move from slow-burn dramas with a strolling pace into the department of fast paced blockbuster heist-movie. Regardless of this, Widows still really feels…
Tarkovsky’s sci-fi classic comes back to the big screen
Picturehouse’s ‘Spaced’ season screened Tarkovsky’s much revered Solaris. Beautifully shot, the film begs to be enjoyed on the big screen and we took this opportunity to look back at Solaris’…
Maniac: a madcap adventure into troubled minds
With the release of Maniac, Netflix once again proves itself as an artistic powerhouse. This mini-series is a whirlwind of creativity containing often confusing, madcap ideas. But, at its core,…
American Animals: the quasi-documentary that packs a punch
Half-documentary, half-crime-drama, American Animals is an innovative piece of work. Under Bart Layton’s precise direction, this challenging style heightens the moments of farcical comedy and adrenaline-pumping crime scenes whilst also…