Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence) suffered a traumatic brain injury when her convoy was blown up by an IED in Afghanistan. On her return we see her work through her rehabilitation to relearn how to use her body and mind before she heads home to New Orleans. New Orleans holds as many painful memories for her as … Continue reading Causeway
Demon brothers Wendell (Keegan Michael-Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) persuade the teenage Kat (Lyric Ross) to become their Hellmaiden and summon them to the world of the living so that they can build their dream theme park. Henry Selick has not directed a film since 2009 masterpiece Coraline. His latest is co-written with Jordan Peele … Continue reading Wendell & Wild
On the 1st October 1997 I was a teenager working at UCI cinemas and thoroughly utilising my staff perks of free tickets. At the time the cinema chain held "Directors Chair" screenings every week which usually consisted of a classic film or a more obscure art house release. I made it a point to go … Continue reading David Mamet Retrospective
Bobby (Billy Eichner) and Aaron (Luke Macfarlane) are both frightened of commitment so when they fall for each other can they overcome their fear of relationships? Bros has been advertised heavily as the first gay romantic comedy with an all LGBTQ+ principal cast. And whilst it spends some of its running time focusing on the … Continue reading Bros
Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson) and Padraic Suilleabhain (Colin Farrell) are lifelong friends. That is until Colm announces that he has decided he no longer wants to be friends with Padraic. In fact he no longer wants to talk to him at all. So much so that when Padraic continues to try and understand what has … Continue reading The Banshees Of Inisherin
Tess (Georgina Campbell) arrives at her Airbnb in a run down suburb of Chicago to find that it is already occupied by Keith (Bill Skarsgard). The apparent double booking puts her in a difficult position as a medical conference in the city means no other accommodation is available. Keith offers to share the home chivalrously … Continue reading Barbarian
Amy Loughren (Jessica Chastain) is a dedicated nurse and single mother of two daughters. Trying to hide her heart condition from her employer long enough to be entitled to health insurance she is very grateful to hear that another experienced nurse will be joining her shift pattern to lighten the load. Charlie Cullen (Eddie Redmayne) … Continue reading The Good Nurse
The finale to the Michael Myers trilogy that started with Halloween (2018) and continued with Halloween Kills is here promising that this time it will finally end. Interestingly (or not depending on your sensibility) Halloween Ends spends much of its plot line ignoring Michael Myers and Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). Four years on from … Continue reading Halloween Ends
Switching between New York 1933 and Amsterdam 1918 we are told the story of how a doctor, a lawyer and a rich bohemian meet, become best friends, find themselves accused of murder and uncover a political plot so outrageous it would be hard to believe. But as the opening title card says, “A lot of … Continue reading Amsterdam
Emily Brontë (Emma Mackey) is asked on her deathbed by her sister Charlotte (Alexandra Dowling) how she was able to write Wuthering Heights resulting in us seeing the stories of heart break and happiness that resulted in the inspiration for the literary classic. Emily Brontë is portrayed here as a fiercely intelligent woman keen on … Continue reading Emily
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