Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is this year’s box office behemoth which is just two weeks away from release. It’s going to be the longest Star Wars film ever – weighing in at over two and a half hours (152 minutes) – but there’s no doubt that it’s going to be a smash […]
Battle of the Sexes is a glossy, amusing, and uplifting look at 1973 sporting history
Battle of the Sexes (2017) – Film Review I was vaguely aware of the curious slice of 1973 that saw Women’s tennis champion Billie Jean King take on ageing former men’s champion Bobby Riggs in a contest – men vs women – the story arrives during a modern atmosphere of recurring sexism and equal pay […]
It’s not completely terrible but Justice League is definitely not a good superhero movie
Justice League (2017) – Film Review The amount of well documented behind-the-scenes stories behind the highly troubled production of Justice League hasn’t stopped it from earning a big splash on its opening weekend – Batman and Wonder Woman are, of course, big names to add to a film poster. It’s a little surprising then, that […]
The Florida Project is an astonishing portrait of life on the fringes in America illustrated with some great performances
The Florida Project (2017) – Film Review Director Sean Baker, who helmed the shot-on-iPhone micro-budget movie Tangerine, moved up to shooting largely on film for his latest release and it’s an absorbing examination of life on the fringes in America today. The Florida Project was an early name for the Walt Disney World Resort complex […]
Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express is a great adaptation of an Agatha Christie classic
Murder on the Orient Express (2017) – Film Review One of the the most famous examples of the whodunnit genre featuring world famous detective Hercule Poirot, there’s a lot of people of a certain age who will know how Murder on the Orient Express ends and that’s one of the drawbacks of adapting material that’s […]