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Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the most recognisable French literacy tales. It has been adapted numerous times, including the acclaimed film from 1950, and the 1987 comedic modernisation Roxanne. The musical adaptation is the latest interpretation of the story. Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) is a soldier, a skilled swordsman, and a poet who’s underestimated because of […]
In recent years there have been plenty of dog films and films about service personnel. The film Dog combines both with it focusing on two misfits who must go on a road trip together. Jackson Briggs (Channing Tatum) is a US Army Ranger who has been out of active service after being injured in the line of […]
The Dark Knight Returns is a graphic novel that hardly needs an introduction. It’s one of the most well-known graphic novels, it changed the public perception of the Caped Crusader, and arguably Frank Miller’s magnum opus. Along with Watchmen it was the graphic novel that ushered in the Dark Age of Comics. Elements of the graphic novel […]
Ali & Ava is the third feature film by Clio Barnard. This time she looks at a new relationship between two people who have troubled pasts. Ali (Adeel Akhtar) is a landlord and former DJ who is separated from his wife. However, they still live together so they can keep up appearances for Ali’s family. Ava […]
Parallel Mothers is a Spanish drama that sees the acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz team up for the seventh time. This time Almodóvar creates a personal drama and an examination of issues affecting Spain. Janis Martínez (Cruz) is a middle-aged photographer who becomes pregnant after having an affair with Arturo (Israel Elejalde). Ana Ferreras (Milena […]
Having premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival which has garnered Belle a lot of buzz, Belle is a virtual reality set anime film which has surprising and shocking turns. Suzu (Kaho Nakamura) is a quiet and reserved high school student from rural Japan. She’s distant with her dad, grieves over her mother who she lost when she was […]
Action movies based on video games have had a mixed reputation to put it nicely. Many are lucky to reach the level of average. Uncharted is the latest franchise that harbours cinematic ambitions. Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is a New York bartender who has a knowledge of history and a skill for pickpocketing. He gets recruited by […]
Following the success of 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express Kenneth Branagh has returned to Agatha Christine’s popular Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. In 1938 Poirot (Branagh) is on holiday in Egypt when he runs into his old friend Bouc (Tom Bateman) at the Pyramids. This chance meeting leads Poirot to become a part of a wedding party for […]
After a decade’s long break the Jackass crew is back for a fourth cinematic outing where they perform stunts, pranks and acts of self-harm. When I review a film I normally give a brief plot synopsis. With Jackass Forever that isn’t possible since it’s a film with no plot or story, it’s about a group of men […]
One of the more unexpected effects this pandemic has had on my movie-going life is an almost total lack of exposure to bad films. With the effort and precautions required to see a movie in theaters, I’ve found myself exclusively choosing to see things I know I’ll enjoy. Couple that with the production slowdown at […]