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VOD film review: Earwig and the Witch
November 18, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This uneven, artificial-looking Studio Ghibli animation casts a curiously inert spell.Read More
I’m Your Man review: Clever and unconventional rom-com
August 15, 2021 | Cathy Brennan
Maria Schrader delivers an unconventional rom-com with brains and a light touch.Read More
Amazon UK film review: The Rental
January 22, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Dave Franco’s entertaining directorial debut is a chilling chamber piece.Read More
VOD film review: Blithe Spirit
January 15, 2021 | Ivan Radford
An all-star cast can’t liven up this limp adaptation of Noel Coward’s classic play.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga
June 28, 2020 | Ivan Radford
This winningly sincere comedy about Eurovision is a warm-hearted surprise.Read More
VOD film review: The Man Who Invented Christmas
December 19, 2018 | Ivan Radford
A charming cast and some cute literary references don’t quite come together in this uneven Dickens drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Apostle
October 8, 2018 | Anton Bitel
Gareth Evans’ cult movie is a period allegory for patriarchy’s modern toxicity.Read More
VOD film review: Marshall
March 4, 2018 | Ivan Radford
Chadwick Boseman is on hugely winning form as Thurgood Marshall in this likeable legal drama.Read More
VOD film review: Colossal
September 16, 2017 | Ivan Radford
Absurdly big and movingly small, this unusual monster movie is a funny, disturbing and surprising study of toxic behaviour.Read More
VOD film review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
July 24, 2017 | Ivan Radford
Uneven effects stop this well-cast Disney remake from becoming a tale as old as time.Read More
