Top Ten Films of 2021 – Mary’s Picks
Whilst this year really does feel like we are firmly stuck in The Matrix, the good news is that cinemas have been…
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The Many Saints Of Newark – Review
The first questions that come to mind when the topic of a Sopranos film comes up are the obvious and…
The Kid Detective – Review
There are plenty of movies about bright child stars struggling to adapt with obscurity or notoriety in childhood. They usually…
Wildland (Kød & Blod) – Review
Already drawing comparisons with the Oscar-nominated, Animal Kingdom, Jeanette Nordahl’s directorial debut is exciting both the Glasgow and Berlin festival…
Shorta – Review
When a film opens with a young black man screaming “I can’t breathe” whilst a police officer presses his knee…
Riders of Justice – Review
The revenge movie. It tends to follow a pretty bog-standard formula. Something bad happens to a person and – having…
5 is the Perfect Number – Review
Igor Tuveri has adapted his own graphic novel, Cinque e il numero perfetto, to bring to the big screen a Mafia…
Uncut Gems – Review
The Safdie Brothers’ Uncut Gems doesn’t feel so much like a movie, at times, but rather an unbridled assault on…