Reviews

Two people, a younger man in a blue hat and a older man in a wheelchair, interacting on a city street.
Review

The Upside

by Thomas Hobbs

Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart pair up for a whol­ly unnec­es­sary remake of French dram­e­dy The Intouchables.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Dense woodland with fallen red crabs scattered across sandy ground.
Review

Island of the Hungry Ghosts

by David Jenkins

Refugees and migrat­ing crabs are the focus of this atmos­pher­ic doc which takes place on Christ­mas Island.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a suit speaking into a microphone, surrounded by a crowd, in front of a Greenpeace banner.
Review

The Front Runner

by Adam Nayman

If noth­ing else, this tawdry polit­i­cal dra­ma proves that Jason Reit­man is no Steven Spielberg.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Victorian woman in black dress and hat standing in opulent room with woman in background.
Review

Colette

by Beth Webb

Keira Knight­ley plays the epony­mous French author in a biopic which doesn’t match the imag­i­na­tion of its subject.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman wearing a red headband and floral dress stands with her arms raised in an indoor setting with a traditional Japanese sliding door.
Review

One Cut of the Dead

by Michael Leader

This mad­cap meta-hor­ror from Japan’s Shin’ichirô Ueda breathes new life into the zom­bie genre.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a Nazi military uniform with a cap bearing the Nazi eagle insignia and a skull-and-crossbones symbol, looking stern and solemn.
Review

The 12th Man

by Rory Marsh

Jonathan Rhys-Mey­ers deliv­ers a scene-steal­ing turn in this chilly World War Two sur­vival drama.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embracing at a formal event, a man in a suit and a woman in a white dress.
Review

An Impossible Love

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Cather­ine Corsi­ni adapts Chris­tine Angot to cap­ti­vat­ing effect in this Châteauroux-set roman­tic drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, embracing in a park setting with trees and a street in the background.
Review

Life Itself

by Hannah Strong

Dan Fogelman’s star­ry New York soap opera is a stag­ger­ing waste of tal­ent and money.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two men in military uniforms, one wearing a cap with an eagle emblem, looking intensely at the camera.
Review

Welcome to Marwen

by Adam Woodward

Robert Zemeck­is and Steve Carell bring heart and humour to the sto­ry of Mark Hogan­camp, but offer lit­tle insight.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman wearing an ornate crown-like headpiece, earrings, and a necklace, looking pensive.
Review

The Favourite

by David Jenkins

Olivia Col­man is sub­lime as Queen Anne in Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos’ absur­dist peri­od tragicomedy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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