(May contain mild spoilers for Glass. Definitely contains spoilers for Split (2017)). We thought we had M. Night Shyamalan’s number.…
Welcome to Marwen
A couple of things I chose to ignore, or more accurately had selective recall over, when enjoying Robert Zemeckis’ latest…
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots presents the Tudor tale of Elizabeth I of England, and Mary, Queen of Scots. Cousins biologically, but…
Colette
Keira Knightly has recently spoken about the possibility period films offer for story-telling about women’s lives. In Wash Westmoreland’s new film,…
The Favourite
Yorgos Lanthimos’ effervescent new film The Favourite is set in the early eighteenth-century, in the court of the beleaguered Queen Anne.…
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins Returns is a cynical and masterfully put together spectacle, promising complete immersion in period (fiction) London. It looks perfect;…
Creed II: Saving Mr Drago
Creed II continues the saga of the Rocky films, which have now expanded sideways to encompass the life and times…
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The latest film from Joel Coen and Ethan Coen is the Netflix-released The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. It’s an anthology piece,…
A Star is Born
I have a lot to say about A Star is Born. My initial reaction was that it wasn’t necessarily what I…
Bohemian Rhapsody
Music biopics are a tricky beast. Walking the line between playing the hits, and genuinely getting under the skin of…