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[Film review] Sumptuous views of the Italian countryside and clunky romance await with 'Made in Italy'

[Film review] Sumptuous views of the Italian countryside and clunky romance await with ‘Made in Italy’

Review by John P. Harvey A famous painter, Robert (Liam Neeson), and his young son, Jack (Neeson’s real-life son, Micheál ...
Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

In keeping with modern cinematic sensibilities, the opening scenes of Red Shoes & the Seven Dwarfs feature an action-packed sequence ...
Win one of 10 double passes to Hope Gap starring Annette Bening and Bill Nighy

Win one of 10 double passes to Hope Gap starring Annette Bening and Bill Nighy

Grace (Annette Bening) and Edward (Bill Nighy), married for 29 years, live in a small seaside town near a cove ...
The Lighthouse: Sometimes horror, sometimes comedy, regularly cryptic, but always entertaining and original

The Lighthouse: Sometimes horror, sometimes comedy, regularly cryptic, but always entertaining and original

With the cinema domination in the 2010s of superhero franchises, remakes and reboots, immediate sequels, belated sequels cashing in on ...
A Lovecraftian film with gloop ahoy and an unhinged Nicolas Cage? 'Color Out Of Space' me up!

A Lovecraftian film with gloop ahoy and an unhinged Nicolas Cage? ‘Color Out Of Space’ me up!

What is a “Lovecraftian” film? Not being an expert on the works of the before-his-time author HP Lovecraft, and yet ...
Documentary 'For Sama' immerses the viewer into the war experience in Syria in an empathetic fashion

Documentary ‘For Sama’ immerses the viewer into the war experience in Syria in an empathetic fashion

Journalist Waad al-Kateab was an economics student at Aleppo University at the start of the 2011 war President Assad waged ...
Cam Williams' Top 10 Films of 2019

Cam Williams’ Top 10 Films of 2019

By Cam Williams Over the past year at the movies it got personal. Major film studios have merged, cinematic universes ...
Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You continues the Christmas cheer! (ahem)

Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You continues the Christmas cheer! (ahem)

Review by Travis Cragg A Ken Loach film opening on Boxing Day. What are distributors and cinemas playing at here?  ...
Portrait of a Lady on Fire proves to be one of 2019's best films

Portrait of a Lady on Fire proves to be one of 2019’s best films

Review by Travis Cragg Writer-director Céline Sciamma is not a name that many people have heard of, and unless you’ve ...
Military Wives — Mini British Film Festival 2019 — Palace Cinemas — October–November 2019

Military Wives — Mini British Film Festival 2019 — Palace Cinemas — October–November 2019

Military Wives is a glimpse into the largely unrecognised complexities of the lives of partners of combatants in the armed ...