Film Review / ‘A Star Is Born’ (M) **** Film Review / ‘A Star Is Born’ (M) **** THIS is the fifth, English-language film carrying the title “A Star Is Born” and the…
Film Review / ‘Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist’ (M) ** and a half Film Review / ‘Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist’ (M) ** and a half THIS documentary is about the life and work of a woman who followed her own…
Film Review /’Bad Times at the El Royale’ (MA) **** and a half Film Review /’Bad Times at the El Royale’ (MA) **** and a half THIS is high-grade movie craftsmanship telling a confronting, violent story evoking the Hollywood era when…
Film Review / ‘First Man’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘First Man’ (M) *** and a half DAMIEN Chazelle’s second film as director (after “La La Land”) begins with the 1947 flight…
Film Review / ‘Venom’ (M) 100% overcast – stars there but not visible! Film Review / ‘Venom’ (M) 100% overcast – stars there but not visible! THE cinema’s universe contains little that hasn’t been tried before. Most of its basic themes…
Film Review / ‘American Animals’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘American Animals’ (M) *** and a half THIS is the first cinematic feature directed by Bart Layton, whose moving-images career thus far…
Film Review / ‘The Seagull’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘The Seagull’ (M) *** and a half DIRECTOR Michael Mayer’s second feature after a career in telemovies (the first being a 2006…
Film Review / ‘McKellen: Playing the Part’ (M) **** and a half Film Review / ‘McKellen: Playing the Part’ (M) **** and a half FANCY yourself as a theatrical groupie? Who’s the biggest theatre name that you’ve seen performing…
Film Review / ‘Custody’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Custody’ (M) *** and a half MEET the Besson family. Myriam (Lea Drucker) and Antoine (Denis Menochet) are stating their cases…
Film Review / ‘Don’t Worry; He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ (M) **** Film Review / ‘Don’t Worry; He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ (M) **** WRITER/director Gus Van Sant’s long filmography is an eclectic list of box office successes and…
Film Review / ‘Ladies In Black’ (PG) **** Film Review / ‘Ladies In Black’ (PG) **** BRUCE Beresford directs and wrote, in collaboration with Sue Milliken, this adaptation of a novel…
Film Review / ‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’ (PG) *** and a half Film Review / ‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’ (PG) *** and a half BASED on the first novel by the late John Bellairs yet filmed and adapted by…