Alia Shawkat
Blink Twice: A brilliantly unsettling thriller
September 28, 2024 | David FarnorZoë Kravitz’s unsettling thriller about power and abuse is a dark, gripping roller coaster.Read More
Why Search Party should be your next box set
January 1, 2023 | Ivan RadfordThis scathingly funny mystery thriller is a TV gem that deserves to find a big audience.Read More
Being the Ricardos: Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are pitch-perfect
December 22, 2021 | Matthew TurnerNicole Kidman and Javier Bardem deliver pitch-perfect performances in Aaron Sorkin’s biopic of I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
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First Cow review: A superlative period drama
July 9, 2021 | Matthew TurnerTwo men use a landowner’s cow for their business venture in Kelly Reichardt’s superlative period drama about male friendship, capitalism and creativity.Read More
VOD film review: Animals
January 7, 2020 | Bianca GarnerHolliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat are perfect in this truthful portrayal of the complexities of friendship in your 20s.Read More
VOD film review: The Runaways
November 13, 2016 | Selina PearsonKristen Stewart rocks in a music biopic that’s elevated by its quick script and great cast.Read More
Netflix review: Arrested Development Series 4 Episode 12
June 19, 2013 | Andrew JonesThe twelfth episode in Netflix’s Arrested Development Season 4, Señoritis, looks at Mae “Maeby” Fünke from the time the Queen Mary was taken over by Lucille all the way to now. We mostly follow her post-film executive career – and … Read More
Interview: Arrested Development Season 4 Premiere
May 26, 2013 | David Farnor
It’s taken the Bluth family nine years, but they’re finally back today on our screens for season four of Arrested Development. In between doing a chicken dance down the street and blue-ing ourselves, we made it down to the … Read More
VOD film review: Whip It
May 25, 2013 | Selina PearsonDrew Barrymore’s directorial debut is a winning combination of coming-of-age comedy and underdog sports flick.Read More