An aspiring filmmaker returns home to Washington DC, intending to research a screenplay about the street where he lived – only to find that the past is gone, and for some there is no going back. In a year where … Continue reading REVIEW: Residue (2020)
Kei (Simon Yam) leads a small band of Hong Kong-based pickpockets, while enjoying his off hours taking pictures of the city with a Rolleiflex camera. While taking photographs one afternoon, he captures the image of a woman (Kelly Lin) seemingly … Continue reading REVIEW: Sparrow (2008)
Los Angeles, 1992. In a cheap motel, and as the television news reports on the not-guilty verdict of the Rodney King trial, police detective Eldon Perry (Kurt Russell) loads both a pistol and a shotgun before stepping out into the … Continue reading REVIEW: Dark Blue (2002)
Major Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) expects to be handed a military assignment, only to be sent to Bolivia by the Royal Geographic Society to chart more detailed maps. While in the jungle Fawcett witnesses signs of an undiscovered civilization – … Continue reading REVIEW: The Lost City of Z (2016)
A woman and a man lie asleep in bed, unaware that another man stands over them, gun held ready to shoot them both. This second man changes his mind, sneaks out of a window and runs away down the street. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Killing of Two Lovers (2020)
A note that this reviews spoils a little more of the film’s plot than I usually would. Short version of this review is that it is a profoundly excellent film and you should see it. Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is … Continue reading REVIEW: The Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) is a retired secret service agent turned bodyguard, who is hired to protect pop star Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) after threats are made against her life. Despite growing friction, circumstances draw them together – compromising both … Continue reading REVIEW: The Bodyguard (1992)
After surviving a deadly school shooting at the age of 13, Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) strikes up a successful career as a pop star. More than a decade-and-a-half later, the adult Celeste (Natalie Portman) struggles with her fame, her family, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Vox Lux (2018)
Natalia (Marie Matheron) is heavily pregnant to her boyfriend of six years, Stéphane (Michel Feller). He has grown distant and disinterested – in both his girlfriend and his child – and is more focused on an affair with the intense … Continue reading REVIEW: Winter’s Child (1989)
A New York investment bank undertakes a massive series of unexpected lay-offs. One of those forced into redundancy is risk assessment manager Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci), who leaves behind research that points to a previously-unknown risk in the bank’s portfolio. … Continue reading REVIEW: Margin Call (2011)
