A devilishly fun 70s romp
What’s your idea of hell? That’s one of the questions posed in Late Night With the Devil, an inventive and thoroughly entertaining pulp horror movie.
Stephen Romei
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This film is a Hamlet you’ve never seen
A potential rift in the thespian generation gap is the tantalising set-up to The Motive and the Cue, a film of Jack Thorne’s play that premiered at London’s National Theatre in 2023.
How Isabel Wilkerson’s best-seller about caste became a powerful biopic
The first African-American woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize in journalism believes that caste, not racism, lies behind bigotry.
Younger generation of African migrants faces a cruel journey
In Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano, Senegalese teenagers seeking a better life in Europe face much greater obstacles than the Sahara.
Perfect Days: This film is a cinematic and musical delight
When filmmaker Wim Wenders visited The Tokyo Toilet, his hosts thought he might make a documentary about the project. He decided to make a feature film, for which I thank him.
Bare-knuckle ride delivers on every word of its title
It’s sex and violence on steroids – perhaps too dark for some but standout performances, especially from Kristen Stewart and a lean mean Ed Harris, make Love Lies Bleeding worth the watch.
A wonderful old-fashioned movie, in the best sense
As I watched The Great Escaper, I thought of the likes of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn entertaining us in what seems like the distant past. In 2024, it’s Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson – the final film for each.
Visually grand but ultimately dull: Dune 2 review
One of the year’s most anticipated films is nice to look at, but is let down by bland acting and a script that does no great service to its impressive cast.
This satire shouldn’t be laugh-out-loud funny
A hilarious exchange with a student puts Monk on a path that sends up academia, writers, publishing, literary awards, Hollywood and much more. It is one of the funniest films I’ve seen in a while.
Dark, brooding film explores masculinity, male friendship
This whole film – the directorial debut of Mark Leonard Winter – is a slow burn, with themes of loss, loneliness, regret and shame. The first half poses lots of questions. The second half answers most of them.
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