Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) attempt to process the intense grief of their eleven year old son Hamnet dying. Opening with the moment Agnes and William meet this film plots their courtship, marriage and life together until everything comes crashing down for them with the death of their son. For me, the … Continue reading Hamnet
Welcome to my review of film in 2024. This is the eighth year that I have spent writing my film reviews online and is by far and away the biggest year as far as viewing numbers have been, which is fantastic. As ever I am going to run through some of my thoughts on my … Continue reading 2024 – Year In Review – Film
Sixteen years after Maximus and Emperor Commodus fought in the Colosseum another gladiator fighting for “the dream of Rome” arises. Lucius’ (Paul Mescal) finds himself purchased by gladiator wrangler Macrinus (Denzel Washington) when his North African home is conquered by a Roman general named Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal). Lucius was once a son of Rome … Continue reading Gladiator II
Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter who is attempting to write about his parents who died in a car crash when he was twelve. As a source of inspiration he gets the train to visit his childhood home only to find his parents there ready to welcome him in. At the same time as this … Continue reading All Of Us Strangers
Last year I went on record with what films I was most looking forward to seeing this year. It turned out to be a very popular article and I did quite well at predicting my preferences in my end of year lists. You can see quite how well on New Year's Eve when I post … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024
Welcome to my review of film in 2022. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year you can quickly scroll down, otherwise I was just going to share a few thoughts first. Personally I have found the year to be rather middling in quality. The opening and closing months included the … Continue reading 2022 – Year In Review – Film
Sometime in the 1990’s eleven year old Sophie (Frankie Corio) went on holiday with her father Calum (Paul Mescal) to Turkey. Aftersun is a recollection of that holiday as Sophie’s memories blur at the edges of what she remembers and her interpretations of events. Aftersun is a stunning achievement from debut feature writer/director Charlotte Wells. … Continue reading Aftersun
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