This sophomore feature by director Piotr Domalewski is an emotionally effective blend of drama, political comment, and bleak, acid-tinged comedy. It was produced and shot in Poland and Ireland, and showcases the more complicated side of life within the European … Continue reading REVIEW: I Never Cry (2020)
You can elevate a B-grade thriller with a superb cast and world-class direction, but at the end of the day it is still going to have to embrace its pulp roots to remain enjoyable. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is a long-term … Continue reading REVIEW: Greta (2018)
Ben (David Ralwe) lives on a lighthouse with his father Colin (Brendan Gleeson) and little sister Saoirse. His mother vanished the night she gave birth to Saoirse, who is non-verbal. Ben blames his sister for his mother’s disappearance, while Colin … Continue reading REVIEW: Song of the Sea (2014)
Welcome to Don Bluth week; or, at least, welcome to the first in a series of reviews of the films of American animation director Don Bluth. He started his career as an animator for Walt Disney Studios on Sleeping Beauty, The … Continue reading REVIEW: An American Tail (1986)
Seven medical students torment their hospital’s under-confident janitor Kenneth (Andrew Lee Potts), whom they have nicknamed “Freakdog”. When their latest prank results in his having a seizure and slipping into a coma, one of the students (Arielle Kebbel) takes extreme … Continue reading REVIEW: Red Mist (2008)
Jade (Vicky Knight) is a London single mother. A resentful ex-boyfriend threw acid on her face. While months of surgery and skin grafts have saved her life, the deep irreperable scarring has left her deeply traumatised. Neglecting her family and … Continue reading REVIEW: Dirty God (2019)
Ten-year-old Morten lives unwillingly with his guardian – the ballet-obsessed Anna – while his father is away captaining a ship. When the mysterious magician Senor Cucaracha comes to town, Morten is shrunk to the size of an insect and trapped … Continue reading REVIEW: Captain Morten and the Spider Queen (2018)
In the year 1708, Great Britain is in a state of war with France. Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) is suffering gout and stricken by mental illness, while her rule is dominated by the scheming Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Malborough (Rachel … Continue reading REVIEW: The Favourite (2018)
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