Humane

In the near future an environmental collapse leads to crippling food shortages and health crises. The world is forced into the difficult decision of forcing governments to facilitate the reduction of the population by 20% via new euthanasia schemes that financially reward the families of those that volunteer. Cue the patriarch of the York family, … Continue reading Humane

The Roses

After years of marriage, resentment has slowly built between Ivy Rose (Olivia Colman) and Theo Rose (Benedict Cumberbatch) culminating in a divorce battle over the stunning home that Theo designed and built using Ivy’s money.  After a chance meeting and whirlwind romance the Roses start a life in America where Theo is a lauded architect … Continue reading The Roses

Tornado

The British Isles, in the 1790’s. A young Japanese woman named Tornado (Koki) is being stalked by a ruthless gang led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his son, Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). Can she outwit them and survive? Tornado is a western set in Britain just prior to the Industrial Revolution. Tornado and her father … Continue reading Tornado

Eddington

It is May 2020, the height of the Covid Pandemic and in the small town of Eddington, New Mexico a feud between the town’s Mayor and Sheriff threatens to destabilise the entire town and its citizens' way of life.  I will start my review by simply stating that Eddington is a superb movie. One that … Continue reading Eddington

The Dig

In 1938, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, Landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires self-taught archeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate large burial mounds on her rural estate.  The Dig is a rather superb film with two genuinely interesting plot lines.  The first is a race against time that is placed straight in front of us. Edith … Continue reading The Dig