There’s not a huge amount available this month, but the few films that are out do range from arthouse indie to superhero blockbuster. Baby Driver Edgar Wright is known for creating brilliantly entertaining, detailed, funny, and unique pieces of cinema. All of his films have developed a cult following, and it doesn’t look like his…
*This is a modified repost of my LFF review* The latest from Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, tells the true story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, and elevates itself from the kind of sports movie it could have been, through its exploration of the…
Sean Baker’s follow-up to his acclaimed Tangerine swaps the iPhone for 35mm, but keeps the focus on marginalized members of society. The way he chooses to tell this story makes it one that is at once joyous, and entirely heartbreaking. The film centres around six year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince), who lives in the budget motel…
Following the gloriously electric A Bigger Splash from 2015, Luca Guadagnino’s intoxicating style returns to the screen with this adaptation of André Aciman’s novel, but in a much more restrained and melancholic manner, to produce one of the most authentic and touching romances of recent years. Set ‘somewhere in Northern Italy’ in 1983, the film…
It’s been a little over a month since the sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi was released, and it has fallen far short of box office expectations. However, this hasn’t come across as the disaster it might have been for another film, and actually, it might even be a good thing. Allow me to explain.…
With the announcement of a further Star Wars trilogy this week, that will depart from the through storyline and characters that the three previous trilogies chronicled, it seems as though Disney is keen on expanding the franchise as far as possible. With the already existing set of spinoffs, on top of the main trilogy, we…
