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Feb 6, 20213 min read
Malcolm & Marie: 106 long minutes of self aware arguing
Malcolm & Marie is a great technical achievement that offers no more than long arguments disguised as complaints about the film industry.
Jan 31, 20212 min read
The Dig: unearthing a Netflix gem
Set during Suffolk’s celebrated Sutton Hoo excavation in 1939, The Dig is an absorbing tale surrounding various forms of unfeigned love.
Jan 30, 20213 min read
Twist: a Guy Ritchie mimic mangled with Dickens
Twist has a few of the ingredients for greatness, wasted on something far more inferior to any of its influences.
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Back Season 2: a 'perfectly acceptable but not quite as funny as Peep Show' kind of show
Back Season 2 sees the unrelentingly deadpan David Mitchell and Robert Webb teaming up yet again for a second series of 2017's Back.
Jan 16, 20212 min read
WandaVision (Episodes 1-2): Marvel's offbeat Foray Into Disney+
What happens when you mix almost every style of sitcom from the 20th Century with postmodern superheroes? You get WandaVision.
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Pieces of a Woman: A touching reflection of trauma, then grief
Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf prove themselves as acting powerhouses, compelling you to give this sincerely told story your undivided...
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