We know what we’re getting from Liam Neeson these days. 12 years have passed since Taken became a hit. Suddenly, the serious star of Schindler’s List and Michael Collins became a rather surprising action hero. Now a fixture of B-movies – beating people up and barking macho dialogue with a thespian touch, Neeson has turned […]Read More
After making solid directorial debut with 2017’s Molly’s Game, Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) returns with one of Netflix’s biggest Oscar hopefuls. The Trial of the Chicago 7, is a star-studded historical drama based on one of the most famous court cases in US history. Invoking some of 2020’s biggest issues, it certainly […]Read More
A celebration of music, creativity and nightlife, Oliver Murray’s documentary Ronnie’s is a surprisingly pertinent film that captures the importance of the arts and illustrates late 20th-century London in an alluringly bohemian light. Charting the life of Ronnie Scott, jazz saxophonist and co-founder of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, the film begins in a wistful, nostalgic mood. […]Read More
A Death in the Family is a 1989 DC comic book storyline that follows the death of Batman’s second Robin, Jason Todd. It ran for four issues and was later compiled into a collection. The 2011 reprints included a bonus alternate ending in which he survived. Jason Todd received an influx of criticism during his […]Read More
Mischa Alexander reviews François Ozon’s Summer of 85, a touching queer love story set in France in the 1980s. Summer romance films are never going to get old, are they? There’s something about the bright colours, the enviable climate and the tranquil settings that make all of us lean in and wish we could watch […]Read More
German director Christian Petzold has been working for over two decades and is an expert in taking the very essence of an emotion and distilling that into ninety minutes. His 2012 film, Barbara, perfectly constructed the sense of being watched – with the knowledge that someone is watching you. In a move away from his […]Read More
Frida Kahlo, the latest documentary film by Exhibition on Screen, is an in-depth and immersive look into the life of the iconic Mexican artist. Directed by Ali Ray, it goes beyond the bright colours, bold brows and traditional Tehuana styling for which Kahlo is known and delves deeper into her story, who she was as […]Read More
“I wanted you to find me looking pretty. Dead, but pretty.” From the mind of Pedro Almodóvar comes a new adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s The Human Voice, starring an impeccably dressed Tilda Swinton. Almodóvar has always excelled at delving into the psyche of a woman scorned, perhaps never so literally as in his 1988 feature, […]Read More
It would probably be more shocking to discover a Michel Franco film that doesn’t leave you with a sickly feeling in your stomach, so of course, New Order does just that. This Mexican-French thriller is viciously shocking from start to finish—but the brutal dystopia lacks any depth or insight. In a house so grand it […]Read More
Some may find the sweeping chilliness of Francis Lee’s sophomore feature too bleak, but consider this critic’s cockles warmed. Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet are devastatingly brilliant in Ammonite, forming an unlikely romance between a sickly young wife and a respected paleontologist. Though most take a little warming up to their craft, Francis Lee’s directorial […]Read More
It’s always nice to see a horror film that relies less on pure gore and jump scares, and more on tone, atmosphere and suspense. I think it took me longer to get into the genre, as the few horror films I saw when I was younger typically did rely on those aspects to give across […]Read More
After receiving mass critical acclaim for her second feature The Rider, writer/director Chloé Zhao looked destined for greatness. As well as helming Marvel’s highly-anticipated Eternals, her latest release, Nomadland, takes her to to the stratosphere. Adapting Jessica Bruder’s bestselling book, Nomadland is at its core, a wholly human story. It follows Fern (Frances McDormand), a […]Read More
Thirty-six years after Stop Making Sense set the bar stratospherically high for the concert film, an unlikely duo has created an urgently joyous match. Spike Lee and David Byrne’s new venture combines the rapturous joy of Byrne’s music with Lee’s trademark style of confronting us with contemporary truths. The result is nothing short of wondrous. […]Read More
Four years after his BAFTA win for short film Three Brothers, Aleem Khan returns to the London Film Festival with his debut feature, After Love, a stunning and compassionate drama, exploring love, loss, and forgiveness. After Love wastes no time throwing you in at the deep end. In the simple, but brilliantly executed opening scene, […]Read More
After collaborating on 2012’s sublime The Hunt, reuniting fan favourite Mads Mikkelsen and director Thomas Vinterberg is always an exciting prospect. Their latest collaboration is Another Round (Druk), a darkly comedic drama that attempts to plumb the depths of drunkenness and analyse its effects on the human psyche. The key plot of Another Round focuses […]Read More
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