Film review: ‘Truth’ directed by James Vanderbilt
Adapted from the memoir Truth and Duty by Mary Mapes Dramas about news journalism have been a film staple for decades. Classics such as Citizen…
Author: Monica Reid Archives: 02/2016
Film review: ‘When Marnie Was There’ directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Released in Japan in 2014, this animated drama has since been adapted into a dubbed English-language version, which will have limited theatrical release in the…
Film review: Chi-Raq directed by Spike Lee
I would hesitate to dismiss any film by Spike Lee, who has a huge body of work covering over 35 years, much of it innovative…
A pair of doubles: Two takes on the doppelgänger
A Pair of Doubles: Two Takes on the Doppelgänger In 2013, two films were released which, although very different in style, have such a similar…
Film review: ‘Hail, Caesar!’ written and directed by the Coen brothers
After more serious films like Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen brothers have opted for a genuine comedy. Being a Coen brothers movie, it’s not merely…
Film review: Our Brand is Crisis
“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.” Our Brand is Crisis could be categorised as a political comedy/drama, although the comedy is dark and…
Film review: Kristen Stewart stars in Peter Sattler’s ‘Camp X-Ray’
Camp X Ray, following a very limited run at film festivals and a handful of theatres, is finally being released in the UK this month,…
Film review: ‘The Big Short’ written and directed by Adam McKay
The Big Short deals with a subject that seems all but impossible to make into an entertaining film: the early-2000s U.S. mortgage crisis and resulting…