Atomic Blonde (2017) – Film Review Based on the obscure graphic novel “The Coldest City” this spy thriller is set in November 1989, a gloomy but incendiary time for the denizens of Berlin who are days away from bringing down the Berlin Wall. Charlize Theron is MI6 officer Lorraine Broughton, a British super-spy sent to […]
Breathtaking visuals but Valerian needs more energy
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) – Film Review Luc Besson has done some varied films during a career stretching over several decades – witness Subway, The Big Blue, Nikita, The Fifth Element, The Transporter and Taken films, plus more recently Lucy. Fans of Besson and The Fifth Element (1997) in particular […]
The Big Sick is an excellent if unconventional cultural divide romantic comedy
The Big Sick (2017) – Film Review The Big Sick is a quirkily named romantic culture clash comedy from the Judd Apatow stable (directed by Michael Showalter) about a Pakistani American stand-up comedian who is an Uber driver to help pay the bills in his spare time. Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) plays a version of […]
Dunkirk is a series of personal tales during a pivotal moment in history
Dunkirk (2017) – Film review In keeping with Christopher Nolan’s narrative device used in his telling of the Dunkirk story, I think you can sum this film up in the space of a paragraph or two by saying it’s a contender for film of the year – go forthwith and see Dunkirk on the biggest […]
War for the Planet of the Apes is an emotional series finale
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) – Film Review It’s the beginning of the end of the story of the Planet of the Apes, where the remnants of humanity are preparing for a final battle which will involve Caesar’s tribe of apes who are trying to survive a spate of attacks by a […]