Drama
Review – Moonlight
In this, a film chronicling the minefield of adolescence for a young boy struggling to find who he is, a young man with a difficult...
Review – The Departed
Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) has practically run his part of Boston for years via dodgy dealings and violence despite any amount of police operations to...
Review – No Country for Old Men
Why can’t a guy just find $2million and live happily ever after in his trailer with his wife? I’ll tell you why. Because if he...
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Review – A Truly Unforgettable Classic Movie
What would you do if you found out you had 30 days to live? That is what cowboy Ron Woodroof has to decide after he...
‘Our Souls at Night’ Review – A Slow-Paced Movie That’s Charming
I have always imagined loneliness after the retirement age to be a private matter. Before retirement, regardless of social, family or love life, if you...
Gerald’s Game (2017) Review
Directed by Mike Flanagan, we review the 2017 Netflix movie Gerald’s Game, which does not contain any significant spoilers. A sex game went inconceivably wrong....
‘No Offence’ Season 1 Review – A Seriously Addictive Series
The daily trials and tribulations of the officers of a Manchester constabulary working together to keep the streets safe, No Offence follows the lives of...
Silent Witness Season 19 Review
The hit series returns for its nineteenth run showing crimes through the eyes of a team of forensic pathologists and forensic scientists. Well, after nineteen...
Review – Gilmore Girls S1-7
A drama centering on the relationship between a thirty-something single mother and her teenage daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Back in October, I started...
‘Trust Me’ Season 1 Review – Enjoy Performances and Terrific Writing
When a nurse is fired for whistle-blowing, she has to take drastic action to provide for her and her daughter. Catherine Hardacre (Jodie Whittaker) was...
Review – #REALITYHIGH
This Netflix Original Movie focuses on student Dani Barnes (Nesta Cooper), an overachiever with a bullied past about to make her way to U.C. Davis....
‘Gold (2016)’ Review – An Excellent Story That Teaches Principles
I have never understood the fascination with gold, apart from the obvious – it looks good. Okay, so its rarity provides the status, but blood...
‘Imperial Dreams’ Review – A Movie With Very Strong Themes
Imperial Dreams was actually released at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. Based on research it did not make strides in terms of distribution. Whiplash probably did not...
Review – Spider-Man: Homecoming
It’s the sixth Spider-Man movie since the dawn of the new millennium, the second live-action reboot of the character, and the sixteenth entry into the...
Analysis – Warrior
[As this is an analysis post, please be aware that this may contain spoilers. If you have not watched the film, and you do not...
‘Race (2016)’ Review – A Film Where The Baton Is Truly Held To The Finish Line
Race is a biopic that showcases Jesse Owens’ quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history which thrusts him onto the world...
Review – Me Before You
Firstly, I have not read the book. My review of this film is merely an interpretation from the big screen, so I am afraid my...
Review – Colossal
Ah, it’s another one of those movies. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t mean Colossal is in any way typical or familiar – quite the...
Gone Girl Review – a spectacular and preposterous movie
As a story, Gone Girl is utterly preposterous. It’s the kind of writhing narrative built almost entirely upon big plot swerves; one heavily reliant on...
The Hateful Eight (2015) Review – You know what to expect and Tarantino gives it to you
It’s a Tarantino movie. Is that praise or criticism for The Hateful Eight? A warning or a recommendation? None of the above, really. It is...