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.
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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.
This film will hold you in a morbid spell
There is not one scene shot inside Auschwitz. We do not see one camp inmate. Instead we hear what is going behind that wall: dogs barking, gunshots, orders delivered, people screaming.
Watch this film with someone you can bounce ideas off afterwards
This psychological drama has been nominated for best original script and draws on a real scandal. There’s so much to unpack. Every scene is there for a reason.
A yes for ‘No’ in powerful retelling
‘Hell no!” That’s the unofficial anthem of the latest incarnation of The Color Purple, a musical drama that draws on its Broadway counterpart and Stephen Spielberg’s 1985 film adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel.
Is Christopher Nolan a genius or has he fooled us all?
Kevin Maher’s take-down of Christopher Nolan is a lot of fun to read, and perhaps that – comedy – is his intention.
The love which outlives death
All Of Us Strangers is a mysterious, absorbing, slightly surreal film about love, in all its complexity, beauty and sadness.
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