This year brings the return of the nation’s favourite marmalade-sandwich-munching bear, Paddington. Three years after the release of the first and surprisingly delightful film, the sequel has charmed the nation […]
Category: York City Screen: New Releases
The Disaster Artist Review
The Disaster Artist is the story behind the making of The Room, one of cinema’s most popular ‘so bad it’s good’ movies. Dave Franco plays Greg Sestero, a young, handsome budding actor. […]
Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas
Now, we all know the story of A Christmas Carol, as there have been so many incarnations of the original book it’s nearly impossible to avoid. But how many people know […]
Review: Murder on the Orient Express
The prospect of the re-telling of one of Agatha Christie’s most famous novels is certainly an attractive one; Sir Kenneth Branagh signed on to direct the feature and with his […]
Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer
After bursting onto the (relatively) mainstream scene with 2015’s dark comedy The Lobster, writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos returns with the equally as subversive The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Lanthimos has […]
Review: Thor: Ragnarok
In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is the end of days. The Earth and the rest of the Nine Realms will be destroyed so they can be reborn. In Marvel’s latest film, Thor: […]
Review: The Snowman
Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s novel The Snowman falls short of our expectations. The signs were promising; Alfredson’s career as a director, a great murder story from an acclaimed […]
Review: The Party
Sally Potter’s new 71-minute, single-location, black-and-white satire is the definition of a ‘bottle movie’. Sprinkled with familiar faces such as Kristen Scott Thomas and Timothy Spall, it’s her most commercial […]
Review: The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin is the latest film from Armando Iannucci, creator of The Thick of It, In the Loop, Veep and I’m Alan Partridge. Based on the graphic novel by Fabien Nury […]
Review: Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival) is the sequel to the iconic 1982 film Blade Runner. This story takes place 30 years after the first film and follows […]