Monthly Archives: August 2021

Sweet Girl – Film Review

Director: Brian Andrew Mendoza Written by: Philip Eisner & Gregg Hurwitz Starring: Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James and Amy Brenneman Rating: ★★ Sweet Girl starts with one of the most … Continue reading

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Reminiscence – Film Review

Director: Lisa Joy Written by: Lisa Joy Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis, Marina de Tavira and Daniel Wu Rating: ★★½ Reminiscence is the directorial debut from Lisa Joy, who also wrote the film. Before working on … Continue reading

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Anomalisa – Film Review

Director: Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson Written by Charlie Kaufman Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Noonan Rating: ★★★ Anomalisa is an exploration into middle age, depression, and existentialism. Like other Kaufman films there is a downbeat tone … Continue reading

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Censor – Film Review

Director: Prano Bailey-Bond Starring: Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller and Michael Smiley Rating: ★★★★★ In the early 1980s Britain was clamping down on the ‘video nasties’. Over the top, gory and sexually explicit horror … Continue reading

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The Night House – Film Review

Director: David Bruckner Written by: Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski Starring: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Evan Jonigkeit, Stacy Martin and Vondie Curtis-Hall Rating: ★★★½ Before the horror starts in The Night House the draw to this film is the emotional … Continue reading

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