Portrait Of A Lady On Fire – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 1 minute, Director – Céline Sciamma A painter (Noémie Merlant) closely observes a bride-to-be (Adèle Haenel) in order to make a portrait for her wedding without her knowing. Portrait Of A Lady On Fire is a work of art that communicates its points through a story about communicationContinue reading “Portrait Of A Lady On Fire – Review”

Emma. – Review

Cert – U, Run-time – 2 hours 4 minutes, Director – Autumn de Wilde Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) delights in her life of matchmaking friends and family, while dealing with her complex relationships with the men around her. Director Autumn de Wilde’s previous experience mostly relates to music videos for rock artists. The likes ofContinue reading “Emma. – Review”

Sonic The Hedgehog – Review

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Jeff Fowler After loosing his teleportation rings Sonic the hedgehog (Ben Schwartz) must find his way to San Francisco to get them back before he’s captured by a drone-wielding inventor employed by the government (Jim Carrey) “What if we were back in the 90sContinue reading “Sonic The Hedgehog – Review”

Dolittle – Review

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 41 minutes, Director – Stephen Gaghan When Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley) suffers from a gradual poisoning Dr Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr) is sent on a voyage to find the one thing that will cure her Talking (and singing) animals really don’t seem to be going well for Universal.Continue reading “Dolittle – Review”

Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Cathy Yan After being dumped by The Joker, all of Gotham city is after Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). The only way for her to end this is by finding a diamond which hides details of a mass fortune. There’s something rather delightful about seeingContinue reading “Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) – Review”

LFF 2019: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – Review

Release date – 31st January 2020, Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Marielle Heller Cynical journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) is sent to meet iconic television personality Mr Rogers (Tom Hanks) for a piece of heroes. “It’s a beautiful day in this neighbourhood, a beautiful day for a neighbour. WouldContinue reading “LFF 2019: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – Review”

Bombshell – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Jay Roach Years of sexual harassment claims against Fox News founder Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) emerge after the firing of anchor Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) amongst the rising heat of the 2016 Presidential election. Aside from Charlize Theron’s much talked about transformation into FoxContinue reading “Bombshell – Review”

LFF 2019: Burning Cane – Review

Release date – 6th November, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 17 minutes, Director – Phillip Youmans A Mother (Karen Kaia Livers) tries to deal with the impact that alcohol is having on both her son (Dominique McClellan) and the priest (Wendell Pierce) of the church that she attends There are many things thatContinue reading “LFF 2019: Burning Cane – Review”

LFF 2019: Give Me Liberty – Review

Release date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Kirill Mikhanovsky A coach driver (Chris Galust) working for a firm that transports people with disabilities puts his job at risk when he finds himself taking a group of pensioners to a funeral, taking other passengers along with them. VicContinue reading “LFF 2019: Give Me Liberty – Review”