An ode to youth, spontaneity and recklessness, the latest You Me At Six album, VI is a capsule of nostalgia resurfacing lost feelings tainted by adulthood. Upon listening, teenage feelings of angst […]
Tag: Film Review
Review: Hereditary
The horror genre has been blessed with some really excellent offerings over the past few years. From It Comes at Night, It Follows, The Gift, A Quiet Place and to lesser extent Happy […]
Review: Lean on Pete
Lean on Pete is the latest film from director Andrew Haigh and is adapted by Haigh from Willy Vlautin’s novel of the same name. The film stars Charlie Plummer who was […]
Review: Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs sees Anderson master another animated film, telling the story of a boy who undertakes a quest in search of man’s-best-friend. Atari’s dog, Spots, was exiled at the initiation […]
Review: Star Wars The Last Jedi
I’ve often wondered what it was like to watch The Phantom Menace in the cinema. Sitting down after so much build up, only to face two hours of VFX fetishism, […]
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: Human Flow + Q&A with Ai Weiwei
“Our shouting is louder than our actions, Our swords are taller than us, This is our tragedy.” Nizzar Quabbani, Syrian Poet Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend […]
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: Justice League
The Earth’s mightiest heroes have assembled. Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg are here to save the day in Zack Snyder’s latest superhero smackdown. However, the production was […]
The Yorker at LIFF 31: You Were Never Really Here
The Fanomenon strand of LIFF 31 closed with Lynne Ramsay’s latest film You Were Never Really Here. Adapted from Jonathan Ames novella and starring Joaquin Phoenix, the film premiered at Cannes where […]