Hidden Classics: Contact (1997)
In a new series, Harry Geeves shines a light on a great film that feels overlooked for its genre, Contact.
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Review: tick, tick… BOOM! – A Definitive Adaptation
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is “inventively structured” according to Harry Geeves.
Post-Mortem: The Last Duel- It Deserved Better
October proved an immensely successful month for cinema: No Time to Die climbed into the UK’s…
In Criticism Of: Shadow in the Cloud
Kay Miller deconstructs the incoherent Shadow in the Cloud.
Hidden Gems: The Harder They Come
An ignored 1972 film gets some love from Reece Beckett.
Review: Cry Macho (Clint Eastwood, 2021)
Clint Eastwood, aged 91, returns with another director-star project.
Review: Spencer – Bleak and Beautifully Surreal
I have never had any interest in the Royal family. The elements of this film…
Hidden Gems: IWOW – I Walk On Water (2020)
Admittedly, it may be a little too soon to call a film only released last…
Nostalgic News: Space Jam (1996) was released 25 years ago
25 years on, Irene Ma reminisces over one of the “most convincing crossovers of animated characters with the real world” ever.
Review: The Card Counter
Paul Schrader at his best? Reece Beckett thinks so.
Review: The French Dispatch – An Absolute Winning Feast
Participating in the discourse surrounding Wes Anderson and his work is at once a tempting…
Review Halloween Kills – Effectively Gory Yet Unsurprising
**spoilers below!** The iconic slasher film franchise is back after the success of Halloween…
Review: Shepherd – Visually Stunning Mediocracy
If borrowing is a form of flattery, then Shepherd certainly sets out to flatter its inspirations.…
Review: Dune
After years of telling people “Dune’s going to be great” and hearing back “why, what’s…