“It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life” – Phil Connors If anyone would be relieved to see the 30th anniversary of this event, it would be Bill Murray’s aptly named Phil Connors. A cynical weatherman who is forced to relive the same day […]
Tag: Drama
Babylon – Review
“You don’t become a star, you either are one, or you ain’t” – Nellie LaRoy After dazzling with his drum-centric debut Whiplash (2014), and moving onto the lavish and Academy adored La La Land (2016), director Damien Chazelle has rightfully become one of the most anticipated and exciting directors of the modern era. Even with […]
White Noise – Review
Unlike the actual definition of white noise, Noah Baumbach’s White Noise doesn’t operate at a familiar frequency throughout or remain at the same level of intensity from start to finish. But what they do have in common is the sense of droning irritation that may successfully lull you off to sleep. Director Noah Baumbach and […]
The Banshees of Inisherin – Review
It’s a reunion for director Martin McDonagh and leading co-stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson who had all previously worked together in the 2008 crime comedy, In Bruges. The pairing of Farrell and Gleeson was like catching lightning in a bottle, but McDonagh proves that it can happen again. The story of The Banshees of […]
Thirteen Lives – Review
During the summer of 2018 the football World Cup had kicked into action, but while most of the world was preoccupied with the historical event there was another happening in the northern area of Thailand. Whilst many united in the celebration of their nations scoring goals for their country, an elite group of professionals and […]
The Tender Bar – Review
So far in his career, George Clooney’s directing efforts have varied from bad to mediocre. 2020’s The Midnight Sky squandered its ideas by offering a tonally messy, miss match of genres that brought little new to the classic space opera. And before that was the uninspired Suburbicon (2017) and A list lustreless Monument’s Men (2014), […]
The Last Duel – Review
It is said that there are two sides to every story, but Ridley Scott’s latest period piece presents a third. Set in France during the 14th century, The Last Duel documents the true story of Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) and her traumatic life experience, but tells the same story from the perspective of its […]
Beckett – Review
This latest Netflix original, political drama/thriller has John David Washington (Malcom & Marie, Tenet) running for his life after his peaceful holiday to Greece with his girlfriend April (Alicia Vikander), turns into his worst nightmare. Beckett (John David Washington) is on the run but from who he’s not sure, and for what purpose he’s even […]
Stowaway – Review
With a story that fades into the nothingness of its setting, Netflix’s latest space drama comes up short despite the good work put in from its short handed cast. Stowaway starts off on an intriguing adventure, but is just left floating and desperately gasping for air for its duration. Marina Barnett (Toni Collette) leads a […]
Two Distant Strangers – Review
This Oscar nominated short touches on two commonly discussed topics. From a filmmaking perspective, this takes the time-loop route. Happy Death Day and sequel, Palm Springs, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things and now Two Distant Strangers are some of the more recent examples of time related anomaly storytelling. And from a (not so) current […]
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