Trippy time-bending science fiction thriller looks beautiful but ultimately falls flat.
Film Reviews
Reviews of all the latest film releases, from indie festival flicks to big screen blockbusters.
Blithe Spirit review – diverting rom-com is sure to keep you guessing
Does true love ever die? Blithe Spirit finally answers the centuries old question. Sort of.
Promising Young Woman review – Carey Mulligan goes full vigilante in feminist revenge drama
Carey Mulligan is razor sharp in Emerald Fennell’s anti ‘nice guy’ directorial debut.
Pieces of a Woman review – powerful drama about grief and loss
Vanessa Kirby is magnificent in this heart-wrenching film about a mother’s grief.
Soul review – Jamie Foxx gets his groove back in Pixar’s heartwarming animation
Disney and Pixar bring you Life & Death, Inc.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review – Viola Davis & Chadwick Boseman excel
Davis and Boseman are sure to secure Oscar nominations for their turn in this Netflix adaptation.
Wonder Woman 1984 review – overstuffed sequel prioritises politics over pathos
WW84 doesn’t pull its political punches, but the effect is less sophisticated than one might hope for.
Songbird review – the first COVID-thriller is one to avoid
Covid gets the I Am Legend treatment in Adam Mason’s tone- deaf debut.
Mank review – a film more easily appreciated than loved
Mank spotlights the work of screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz on Citizen Kane.
The Ringmaster review – tasteless, gratuitous drivel
Tasteless gore-fest about two women trapped in a sadistic online game.