Reviews

2019 sees the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing and writer-director Shelagh McLeod's debut feature Astronaut shows that the desire to reach for the stars remains strong. McLeod was inspired by the image of an old man at a…

After exploring the world of vampires in Only Lovers Left Alive, writer-director Jim Jarmusch puts his own unique spin on another iconic cinematic monster in The Dead Don't Die. Centreville, USA is populated with regular Jarmusch…

Known as the 'godfather of mumblecore', filmmaker Andrew Bujalski brings a more sensitive side to Americana in his latest film, Support the Girls. The comedy-drama stars The Hate U Give's Regina Hall as Lisa, the general manager of a…

24 years ago, Pixar made its mark in cinematic history with their first film Toy Story. The first film to be made entirely by CGI, it established the studio as a powerhouse in animation. Although the series delivered a poignant instalment…

g Frank loses steam as the wait for the big reveal feels overlong, and it fails to be a laugh out loud funny comedy, but it somehow manages to take a serious situation and make it fun

LITTLE DID YOU KNOW by David McGillivray Until recently I knew little about David McGillivray - critic, screenwriter and all round expert on the darker side of the King’s Cross area of London - save that he had penned a number of…

Starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, Late Night is the latest film by Nisha Ganatra. It follows Katherine Newbury (Thompson), a late-night talk show host who is on the verge of cancellation. Desperate to save her show and improve…

Tate Taylor, director of The Help and The Girl on the Train, puts on his horror hat for the thrilling and relentlessly entertaining Ma. Octavia Spencer plays Sue Ann, a twisted and lonely woman who befriends a group of teenagers in the…

Directed by Bart Freundlich, After the Wedding is the American remake of Susanne Bier's 2006 Danish film of the same name. The film stars Michelle Williams as Isabel, who travels to New York to secure funding for her orphanage in India.…

Directed by Creep's Patrick Brice, Corporate Animals stars an ensemble cast led by Lucy (Demi Moore) the CEO of a company that develop edible cutlery. She leads her employees on a team-building exercise in New Mexico, only to find…