Movie Review
★★★ In the same year Kirsten Dunst took her name as tribute for Alex Garland’s Civil War, seminal mid-century photojournalist Lee Miller receives the biopic treatment, courtesy of Ellen Kuras’ succinctly titled directorial debut. Set between 1937 and ‘45, bookended by a flirtation with ‘77, Lee charts Miller’s journey to the heart of the Second … Read more
★★ A critique often levelled at Nia Vardalos’ Big Fat Greek Wedding films is that each, thus far, has played largely as might a protracted sitcom episode. There’s irony there. After all, the actual sitcom spun from 2002’s original sleeper hit proved a stonking miss. Fans slept on that one. Kirk Jones’ ‘long awaited’ 2016 … Read more
James Sweeney’s Twinless is a black comedy psychological drama that plays like a tightrope walk between absurdity and sincerity. Starring Dylan O’Brien in a demanding dual role as Roman and his deceased twin Rocky, and Sweeney himself as Dennis, the film is an unconventional meditation on grief, identity, and the strange, often irrational ways people … Read more
★★★★★ Love bleeds into life through a dreamy Brixton haze in Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane, which must be far and away the best British romcom in some time. It’s a vibrant, audacious affair, thrumming with colour and exciting diversity of beats. Right from the off, via an aerial flight over a row of unisex lavatories, … Read more
David Mackenzie, the Scottish filmmaker behind Hell or High Water and Outlaw King, returns with Relay, a cerebral thriller that trades sprawling landscapes for claustrophobic city streets and quiet exchanges conducted in code. Written by Justin Piasecki, the film stars Riz Ahmed, Lily James, and Sam Worthington in a tense, layered story about secrecy, morality, … Read more