We Need to talk about Kevin director Lynne Ramsay is back with another dark and intense thriller, this time based on the novella You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Joe, a haunted hitman, on a mission to break up a sex trafficking ring. The title sets up the tone of […]
Based on true events, Roland Joffé’s The Forgiven stars the brilliantly mutable Forest Whittaker as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as he meets with unapologetic murderer Piet Blomfeld (Eric Bana) in the aftermath of apartheid. The film captures the fragility of the peace brought about by Nelson Mandela and raises deep questions regarding morality and forgiveness. Whilst Blomfeld […]
The Death of Stalin is a hilarious, and often morbid comedy about the ruthless power struggles that occurred in the wake of Joseph Stalin’s death in 1953. Writer/director Armando Iannucci, best known for the biting political satire show The Thick of It and its film spin-off In the Loop, takes a stab at satirizing Russian politics […]
Even though Chris Hemsworth himself has been a revelation in the role since the start, the Thor movies have generally been the weakest link of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – not bad, but not great and certainly not anyone’s favorite. The third entry, Thor: Ragnarok, takes a big step towards rectifying that. This bright, colorful, […]
An inspirational drama based on a true story in which the main character is disabled. Based on that description, it’s easy to dismiss Stronger as yet another in a long line of Oscar-bait movies, which would be a huge mistake. Yes, Stronger definitely has some familiar beats – but it also subverts quite a few […]
A Blu-Ray release of Richard Fleischer’s 1958 movie The Vikings has finally arrived to the UK, courtesy of Eureka Classics – how does it fare nearly 60 years on? Not too bad. It’s not a great movie – held back by bland writing and thin characterization – but there’s enough action and spectacle to make […]
There is Jackie Chan the man and then there is Jackie Chan the international action star. The two aren’t particularly exclusive. There is usually something very cheerful and light about the man from China with a twinkle in his eye. Even in the more “dramatic” (the term is relative and relegated to maybe one or […]
