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Film review: One Night in Miami

Film review: One Night in Miami

Based on the play of the same name by Kemp Powers (who also has screenwriter credit here) ‘One Night in Miami…’ is the fictional account of an actual meeting between four black icons, Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jnr), Cassius Clay …read more

Film review: Zach Snyder’s Justice League

Film review: Zach Snyder’s Justice League

Released on the back of a passionate social media campaign #releasethesyndercut, this four hour version of Justice League is something of an intriguing premise. After having to leave the original film due to a family tragedy Zach Synder was unable …read more

Film review: News of the World

Film review: News of the World

Depending on your outlook, News of the World not being a dramatic reinterpretation of the story behind Britain’s most infamous tabloid newspaper may come as a disappointment. Instead this is an adaption of the 2016 novel of the same name …read more

Film review: Malcom and Marie

Film review: Malcom and Marie

Produced and shot over lockdown, this is the first project from writer/director Sam Levinson since the release of his acclaimed HBO series ‘Euphoria’ and sees him once again team up with rising star Zendaya, who appears here alongside John David …read more

Film review: Space Sweepers

Film review: Space Sweepers

Leave Earth’s orbit for an action-packed adventure, featuring the deep space politics of the future and the daily struggles of the little people taking out the trash. This Korean big budget sci-fi goes toe to toe with Marvel with ease. …read more

Film review: The Midnight Sky

Film review: The Midnight Sky

Directed by George Clooney and based on the novel ‘Good Morning, Midnight’ by Lily Brooks Dalton, The Midnight Sky tells the story of Earth on the brink of an unexplained environmental disaster. The last hope for humanity rests with a …read more

Film review: Wild Target

Film review: Wild Target

A British heist movie with no shortage of slapstick humour. In this good-natured romp three strangers wind up on a whirlwind adventure to stay alive. Starring Emily Blunt, Bill Nighy and Rupert Grint as an adept con artist, confused hitman …read more

Film review: Game Night

Film review: Game Night

Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie’s (Rachel McAdams) weekly game night takes a turn for the bizarre when they are joined by Max’s wealthy brother (Kyle Chandler). He ramps things up a level when he books an elaborate murder mystery party, …read more

Film review: The Dig

Film review: The Dig

Based on the novel of the same name about the discovery of the Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon treasure, ‘The Dig’ is a period drama set under the impending shadow of the Second World War. Having been intrigued by what lies …read more

Film review: The White Tiger

Film review: The White Tiger

Based on the novel by Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger tells the story of Balram (Adarsh Gourav) a young man who, desperate to escape poverty, becomes the driver for a wealthy Indian family and hatches a plot to escape his …read more