Film Review

The wonder of Wonder is how smart it is – or indeed that it’s smart at all, given that it works in a genre that doesn’t need, or encourage, intelligence.…

Humans pride ourselves on being able to speak, the thing that separates us from the animals (sorry parrots), but we don’t give ourselves enough credit for being able to sing.…

Martin says his favourite movie is Groundhog Day. It was also his father’s favourite, adds 16-year-old Martin (Barry Keoghan) pointedly, and Steven (Colin Farrell) looks stricken – because Steven was…

Looks like it’s going to be a Hispanic Christmas, at least for filmgoing kiddies. Just a week after the Mexican-themed Coco comes another cartoon, the Spanish-themed Ferdinand, based on Munro…

We need to talk about Kevin Spacey, who starred in All the Money in the World until allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him, whereupon his performance was expunged…

Coco is an intelligent, meaningful fiesta of colour, emotional depth and inspired creativity; whisking Pixar back to their heyday (remember the charm of Ratatouille and Wall-E?). By successfully bridging the…

Star Wars: The Last Jedi won warm reviews from most critics on Tuesday, a day before the latest installment in the sci-fi saga begins hitting movie theatres worldwide in what…

This wouldn’t have happened in the old days, the days before Christmas lights in November and radio stations playing Christmas carols from December 1, the days when Christmas meant a…

Consider the many tightropes Paddington 2 has to walk. It has to please kids (of course) but also, like its much-liked predecessor from 2014, it wants to be a film…

It’s a good week for bad dads at the multiplex. The dad in Marrowbone is a force of evil, and reputed to be so cruel that his crimes are “unspeakable”.…