Vanessa Kirby is magnificent in this heart-wrenching film about a mother’s grief.
Film Reviews
Reviews of all the latest film releases, from indie festival flicks to big screen blockbusters.
Soul review – Jamie Foxx gets his groove back in Pixar’s heartwarming animation
Disney and Pixar bring you Life & Death, Inc.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review – Viola Davis & Chadwick Boseman excel
Davis and Boseman are sure to secure Oscar nominations for their turn in this Netflix adaptation.
Wonder Woman 1984 review – overstuffed sequel prioritises politics over pathos
WW84 doesn’t pull its political punches, but the effect is less sophisticated than one might hope for.
Songbird review – the first COVID-thriller is one to avoid
Covid gets the I Am Legend treatment in Adam Mason’s tone- deaf debut.
Mank review – a film more easily appreciated than loved
Mank spotlights the work of screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz on Citizen Kane.
The Ringmaster review – tasteless, gratuitous drivel
Tasteless gore-fest about two women trapped in a sadistic online game.
County Lines review – a harrowing but essential watch
Conrad Khan gives a searing debut performance in Henry Blake’s County Lines.
Flint review – a heartbreaking look at a modern human rights disaster
Five years in the making, this documentary explores the continuing water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Hillbilly Elegy review – hopeless Oscar bait offers little insight
Excellent prosthetics, awful politics.