Mara (Katherine Langford) is in senior year of High School looking forward to prom and graduation when one day during class one of her fellow students spontaneously combusts. Driven by the possibility that any moment could be his last, Dylan (Charlie Plummer) lets Mara know that he has a crush on her. But how do … Continue reading Spontaneous
When I was working at a cinema in 1999 a Magnolia trailer started playing over our television screens in the foyer on a regular basis. It caught my attention because the main bulk of it was a series of whip pans to characters who say their names direct to camera and otherwise it left the … Continue reading Paul Thomas Anderson Retrospective
In the small mountain town of Snow Hollow women are being brutally murdered under the light of a full moon. Officer John Marshall (Jim Cummings), a recovering alcoholic has the task of tracking down the man or monster responsible. The wolf of snow hollow walks the line between many genres expertly. It’s a werewolf movie … Continue reading The Wolf Of Snow Hollow
Crime novelist Charles Condomine (Dan Stevens) is suffering a bout of writers block whilst trying to adapt one of his books into a screenplay. When he hires spiritualist Madame Arcati (Judi Dench) to conduct a seance at his home to help with his research she unexpectedly summons the spirit of his dead wife Elvira (Leslie … Continue reading Blithe Spirit (2020)
Daniel Bagnold (Earl Cave) is all set to spend his six week summer holiday with his father in Florida when he gets the call to say he can not come this year. Instead he has to spend the summer with his librarian mother Sue (Monica Dolan). The most interesting thing about this dry, witty comedy … Continue reading Days Of The Bagnold Summer
Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) was a high school basketball star who walked away from the sport. Now an alcoholic harbouring his own personal pain he is offered a chance at redemption when his old High School offer him the job of coaching their team. When we meet Jack we see alcohol invades his every waking … Continue reading The Way Back (2020)
Dick Johnson is not dead yet. But his daughter Kirsten Johnson, a documentarian has to face up to the fact that she will soon lose him. Having watched her mother slowly disappear and succumb to Alzheimer’s, the diagnosis of her fathers dementia was devastating and this documentary is many things. An attempt to come to … Continue reading Dick Johnson Is Dead
In the town of Seaside, which is nowhere near the sea, Judy (Mia Wasikowska) and Punch (Damon Herriman) perform their marionette show for the locals. Punch longs to be spotted by talent scouts that will take him to the “Big Smoke” where they have previously failed due to his prodigious drinking problem. Judy on the … Continue reading Judy And Punch
Haley (Haley Bishop) organises a seance over a zoom call with her friends during lockdown. However when Jemma (Jemma Moore) disrespects the spirits by making up a story about a lost friend they get more than they bargained for. Host has an incredibly simple and lean story structure. Six friends join a Zoom call, have … Continue reading Host (2020)
Following a break up with his girlfriend Carlson (Matt Prendergast) seeks a cheap place to stay by becoming a guardian of an old home in London. The only problem is that he has to share the role with Lavender (David Whitney) whose peculiarities and tall tales make his stay an ordeal in more ways than … Continue reading Guardians (2017)
