There is a strong whiff of classical tragedy about John Lee Hancock’s The Founder, a true life-inspired drama about the McDonald brothers (Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch) who unwisely trust entrepreneur Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) with their revolutionary fast food … Continue reading REVIEW: The Founder (2016)
The release of Sara Colangelo’s post-9/11 drama Worth onto Netflix seems well-timed, giving the 20th anniversary of the New York and Washington terror attacks is fast approaching. Unfortunately, while it is a well-intentioned and deeply respectful film, it does not seem … Continue reading REVIEW: Worth (2020)
Nothing dates a film comedy like its representations of mental health. The Dream Team, a 1989 comedy directed by Howard Zieff, offers the 21st century viewer a choice: you can criticise it for its crass use of mental illness to generate … Continue reading REVIEW: The Dream Team (1989)
In 1968 anti-Vietnam and counter-culture protests, timed to coincide with the Democratic National Convention, were met with heavy violence from the Chicago police. Eight activists were arrested and charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines to incite a riot. Their … Continue reading REVIEW: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
If there is a topic that seems to dominate among film geeks this year, it is Walt Disney’s growing program of live-action adaptations based on their animated back catalogue. It was only back in late May that I wrote: ‘It … Continue reading REVIEW: Dumbo (2019)
After helping Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) fight Captain America during the superhero ‘civil war’, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returns to his life of high school and crime-fighting as Spider-Man. When he crosses paths with the illegal arms merchant Adrian … Continue reading REVIEW: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
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