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Rating Title/Year Author
4/5 Mank (2020) Dulcie Pearce Oldman is the standout gem in this pretty magical movie that will stand the test of time. EDIT
Posted Dec 4, 2020
2/5 A Christmas Carol (2020) Dulcie Pearce LET'S face it, there is no better adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous story than The Muppet Christmas Carol. EDIT
Posted Dec 4, 2020
4/5 The Prom (2020) Dulcie Pearce This fiercely fun film will leave you wanting an encore. EDIT
Posted Dec 4, 2020
4/5 Audrey (2020) Dulcie Pearce The late, great screen beauty Audrey Hepburn, as this fascinating new documentary reveals, was different to the most iconic of the characters she played on film. EDIT
Posted Nov 29, 2020
2/5 Possessor: Uncut (2020) Dulcie Pearce [T]he only way you would get me to sit through this again would be if someone took possession of my body and made me do it. EDIT
Posted Nov 29, 2020
3/5 Jungleland (2019) Dulcie Pearce We've seen these characters a thousand times before but Hunnam and O'Connell have the sense to give these losers a likeable edge. EDIT
Posted Nov 29, 2020
1/5 Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Dulcie Pearce This is meant to be a story of a young man pulling himself out of a potentially miserable future. But it's just miserable. EDIT
Posted Nov 19, 2020
3/5 You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020) Grant Rollings By the end of this documentary, you cannot dislike David Arquette. EDIT
Posted Nov 19, 2020
5/5 Uncle Frank (2020) Dulcie Pearce While this isn't the happiest of families, you'll certainly leave this film wishing Frank was your uncle. EDIT
Posted Nov 19, 2020
3/5 Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story (2020) Laura Stott This is a knockout treat for boxing devotees. EDIT
Posted Nov 13, 2020
4/5 Billie (2019) Laura Stott An additional angle probing the death of journo Linda Lipnack Kuehl - who recorded interviews in the film during the Sixties - adds little to this fascinating if disconcerting watch. EDIT
Posted Nov 13, 2020
4/5 Finding Jack Charlton (2020) Dulcie Pearce But if you want to watch a sporting documentary that is about more than lifting trophies then seek out Finding Jack Charlton. EDIT
Posted Nov 13, 2020
4/5 Relic (2020) Dulcie Pearce Relic will give you the scare you need this Halloween - but might leave you with a furrowed brow. EDIT
Posted Nov 1, 2020
4/5 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) Dulcie Pearce While the Democrats and liberal American's will like this a lot more than a British audience, it's still a 'high five' from me. EDIT
Posted Oct 27, 2020
3/5 The Secret Garden (2020) Dulcie Pearce This version of The Secret Garden has a few smiles and lot of beauty, it could do with not digging so deep into the serious side of life. EDIT
Posted Oct 26, 2020
4/5 Rebecca (2020) Dulcie Pearce Yet this Rebecca is mostly glorious to watch - even though you will probably be team Danvers by the end of it. EDIT
Posted Oct 23, 2020
3/5 Eternal Beauty (2019) Dulcie Pearce Empathetic, brutal and often funny... EDIT
Posted Oct 9, 2020
4/5 The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Dulcie Pearce All in all, I plead guilty to enjoying this courtroom drama. EDIT
Posted Oct 9, 2020
2/5 Kajillionaire (2020) Dulcie Pearce While I understand what July is trying to make with this wannabe indie film - honestly I do - its chaotic script and unlikeable characters render the movie a lot like its title: Difficult. EDIT
Posted Oct 9, 2020
3/5 I Am Woman (2019) Dulcie Pearce This well-made, sturdy biopic is heart-warming - and Cobham-Hervey's performance is captivating. EDIT
Posted Oct 9, 2020
5/5 Saint Maud (2019) Dulcie Pearce Saint Maud is a unique, strangely beautiful film, which is both thrilling and provocative. EDIT
Posted Oct 9, 2020
2/5 Schemers (2019) Dulcie Pearce This is so low-budget you're not sure if the gig scenes are meant to look authentically lame or they literally couldn't afford the extras. EDIT
Posted Oct 1, 2020
4/5 Miss Juneteenth (2020) Dulcie Pearce Despite their hardships, this film never gets lost in self-pity or cliché. It is a story of hope and resilience - and deserves the crown for that. EDIT
Posted Oct 1, 2020
4/5 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) Dulcie Pearce This incredibly important documentary pulls no punches - and will have you reaching for a reusable cup or joining the Greta Thunberg fan club the moment the credits roll. EDIT
Posted Sep 28, 2020
3/5 Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) Dulcie Pearce Winter seems more comfortable back in the role than Reeves, who can appear a little too startled at times. But there are some gentle titters to be had, with the gents meeting elderly versions of themselves as compulsive liars. EDIT
Posted Sep 21, 2020
4/5 The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) Dulcie Pearce The film is a joyous resurgence of a long-lost genre from the cinema - the classic, uncomplicated romcom. EDIT
Posted Sep 11, 2020
2/5 Savage (2019) Dulcie Pearce This story of supposed biker gang brotherhood never gets the exhilaration it needs. EDIT
Posted Sep 11, 2020
3/5 The New Mutants (2020) Dulcie Pearce It tastes decent enough, especially on post-lockdown diet days, but you wouldn't rush to have it again. EDIT
Posted Sep 5, 2020
4/5 Les misérables (2019) Dulcie Pearce Fights escalate at realistic rates and seemingly small events grow to unmanageable levels, turning one ordinary day on the job into the worst day of their lives. And you will be reaching for the beta-blockers to get through the last five minutes. EDIT
Posted Sep 5, 2020
3/5 Project Power (2020) Jamie East This bombastic Jamie Foxx action thriller has potential, but is ultimately all fur coat and no knickers. EDIT
Posted Aug 21, 2020
4/5 Perfumes (2019) Jamie East When Harry Met Sally for people old enough to know better.   EDIT
Posted Aug 21, 2020
5/5 Host (2020) Jamie East CREATIVITY in lockdown has been underwhelming for most people but thankfully for the film industry there are at least some people with enough impetus to get off their arses and make something great. Host is exactly that. EDIT
Posted Aug 21, 2020
3/5 Tenet (2020) Jamie East It's a tense, bewildering assault on the senses. It was never going to live up to all the expectations - but despite the frayed plot and bad script, this is still a film you need to see. EDIT
Posted Aug 21, 2020
3/5 Spree (2020) Hanna Flint Keery delivers the perfect balance of dork-next-door earnestness and chilling "incel" entitlement. EDIT
Posted Aug 18, 2020
4/5 Babyteeth (2019) Hanna Flint This cast has more chemistry than Nobel's laboratory. EDIT
Posted Aug 18, 2020
4/5 Pinocchio (2019) Hanna Flint Garrone's project, 45 years in the making, is one of the weirdest and most wonderful adaptations of a children's book cinema-goers could wish upon a star for. EDIT
Posted Aug 18, 2020
4/5 Howard (2018) Hanna Flint Howard is a delicate tribute to an extraordinary man whose works and songs will live on for ever. EDIT
Posted Aug 9, 2020
2/5 Young Ahmed (2019) Hanna Flint The audience is left to find sparse clues in a story that feels less ambiguous but more underdeveloped. EDIT
Posted Aug 8, 2020
3/5 An American Pickle (2020) Hanna Flint [I]f farce is your fare, then this well-meaning comedy hits a lot of the right notes without being overbearingly preachy about the state of the world today. EDIT
Posted Aug 8, 2020
3/5 Make Up (2019) Jamie East It's a well-made, well-performed film evoking some classic British navel-gazing - with maybe one too many pivots for me though. EDIT
Posted Jul 31, 2020
4/5 Proxima (2019) Jamie East This melancholic, introspective look at space may be a million miles away from Nolan or Kubrick but it really hits the mark. EDIT
Posted Jul 31, 2020
4/5 Unhinged (2020) Jamie East Crowe excels. He's a real piece of work, comically overweight and genuinely nasty. EDIT
Posted Jul 31, 2020
4/5 How to Build a Girl (2019) Jamie East It's a great story and Beanie Feldstein as the Caitlin character is one of the best casting moments of the year. EDIT
Posted Jul 24, 2020
5/5 Parasite (2019) Jamie East Gripping. EDIT
Posted Jul 24, 2020
5/5 Clemency (2019) Jamie East [Woodard] is astounding and this film is deeply moving. EDIT
Posted Jul 18, 2020
3/5 The Way Back (2020) Jamie East I've always preferred Introspective Affleck to Hollywood Affleck and this reminds us how good he can be. EDIT
Posted Jul 10, 2020
4/5 Greyhound (2020) Jamie East Ultimately, that describes the film itself - pretty damned good but a near miss from being great. EDIT
Posted Jul 10, 2020
4/5 The Old Guard (2020) Jamie East This doesn't dig deep enough into any of the characters for us to beg for more but as a stand-alone popcorn thrill, it's more than enough and has some fantastic moments. EDIT
Posted Jul 10, 2020
2/5 SCOOB! (2020) Jamie East They would get away with it if those pesky kids weren't used to so much better. EDIT
Posted Jul 10, 2020
5/5 A White, White Day (2019) Jamie East Flitting between cinematic vistas and lingering facial close-ups, the most memorable moments contain no words at all. It's a gorgeous yet unsettling watch. EDIT
Posted Jul 4, 2020