Another Round (Druk) – Review
It’s strange, but I never think of the Danes as excessive. In fact, when I think of Denmark, I think of everything as being pared back – their style; décor; way of life; sense of humour. And yet, acc...
Category Archives: 2021
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Review
**Review contains spoilers for Batman v Superman** In 2017, Warner Bros released Joss Whedon’s Justice League to a myriad of unfavourable reviews. The movie was an apparent nail in the coffin ...
Moxie – Review
I don’t think there could have been a more pertinent time for a film like Moxie to arrive on Netflix. On social media platforms, on video calls and on WhatsApp messages, women (and men) up and down t...
Vicious Fun – Review
The eighties are probably best remembered for big shoulder pads, terrible perms, lurid make up and leg warmers. It doesn’t exactly shriek death and danger (although, crimes to fashion are a pretty se...
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 circuit. Focusing on the experiences of orp...
Killing Escobar – Review
Over the last decade or so there has been a glut of content about Pablo Escobar and the Columbian drug trade. Books, documentaries, Tv and Film dramas have all covered the subject, sometimes in foren...
The Mauritanian – Review
What does it take to break the human spirit; our trust in the justice system; our faith in humanity? Does everyone have the right to a defence? Rooted in angry, grieving and frightened post 9/11 Amer...
Enemies of the State – Review
Sonia Kennebeck’s documentary opens with a well-known quote from Oscar Wilde – “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” And, honestly, never has a sentence been more applicable to a series of eve...
Minari – Review
When you think of the recent run of A24 movies, you think of horror (Midsommar or Hereditary); chaos (Uncut Gems) or existentialist arthouse (The Lighthouse). Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari – which is alre...
Below Zero (Bajocero) – Review
When you think of movies set in Spain, you’re likely to think of the colour and vivacity associated with the likes of Pedro Almodovar. You’re probably less likely to think of thick, rolling fogs; tem...