Film Review / ‘Brothers’ Nest’ (MA) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Brothers’ Nest’ (MA) *** and a half DARK dramas set in isolated outdoors locations and leading to many dead bodies have a…
Film Review / ‘Disobedience’ (MA) **** Film Review / ‘Disobedience’ (MA) **** IN 2006, Naomi Alderman’s first novel earned her two prestigious-enough awards. One London reviewer wrote:…
Film Review / ‘The Leisure Seeker’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘The Leisure Seeker’ (M) *** and a half WHEN Will Spencer (Christian McKay) and his wife Jane (Janel Moloney) arrive at Will’s parents’…
Film Review / ‘Tag’ (M) * Film Review / ‘Tag’ (M) * THIS movie starts with a claim of being based on actual events and ends with…
Film Review / ‘Kodachrome’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Kodachrome’ (M) *** and a half MARK Raso’s film of Jonathan Tropper’s screenplay based on AG Sulzberger’s 2010 "New York Times"…
Film Review / ‘Ocean’s 8’ (M) *** Film Review / ‘Ocean’s 8’ (M) *** IN 1960, Steven Soderbergh gave life to “Ocean’s 11”, a heist comedy-thriller of remarkable fecundity…
Film Review / ‘Hereditary’ (MA) * Film Review / ‘Hereditary’ (MA) * CIRCUMSTANCES beyond my control obliged me to leave the screening of this curate’s egg of…
Film Review / ‘Gringo’ (MA) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Gringo’ (MA) *** and a half REVIEWERS in other media are down-playing Australian-born director Nash Edgerton’s comedy thriller actioner as a…
Film Review / ‘Gauguin’ (M) *** Film Review / ‘Gauguin’ (M) *** IN 1891, aged 43, former stockbroker, husband and father of five, artist with strong connections…
Film Review / ‘Tea with the Dames’ (M) **** Film Review / ‘Tea with the Dames’ (M) **** THE Sovereign needs good reason to confer titles, usually following peer group recommendations. Unless you…
Film Review / ‘The Bookshop’ (PG) **** Film Review / ‘The Bookshop’ (PG) **** EVEN film reviewers are entitled to have favourites. And for her gently powerful film about…
Film Review / ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ (M) * Film Review / ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ (M) * IN 1977, writing for another paper, I ventured the opinion that George Lucas’s initial film…