Crying at Cruella: A Love Letter to the Cinema
Undeniably, my friend and I were excited to plan a day at the cinema after lockdown restrictions were lifted. We squealed when we booked the tickets, and as we took…
Cruella review: Two Emmas for the price of one
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Orphaned in London the young Estella, not yet Cruella, meets her sidekicks for the rest of the film, the street thieves Jasper and Horace. She, along with her…
Zombieland: Double Tap
The first Zombieland from 2009 was a surprise hit that has gained somewhat of a cult following. Despite the long wait, the sequel, Zombieland: Double Tap, is an enjoyable, welcome…
The Favourite
There’s one scene in Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite that rises above the impulses and practices of his hip nihilism, and shows something worth looking at and thinking about. A candlelit hall…
A glorious feeling: musicals on screen
La La Land is where Damien Chazelle and his team are right now after breaking the record for the most Golden Globes ever won, and equalling the record for the…
Irrational Man
Early on in Irrational Man, Joaquin Phoenix cynically declares that there is a significant difference between the worlds discussed by philosophers and the world that those philosophers actually live…