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The Instigators: An entertaining anti-heist flick
August 11, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck bring entertaining chemistry to Doug Liman’s familiar thriller about a heist gone wrong.Read More
VOD film review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
December 23, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are a cracking double-act in this surprisingly poignant sequel.Read More
VOD film review: Empire of Light
April 8, 2023 | David Farnor
Sam Mendes’ love letter to cinema is full of sentiment but not much else.Read More
Tetris review: A well-crafted thriller
March 31, 2023 | Laurence Boyce
The unlikely real life tale of Tetris the video game is nostalgically assembled into a dark, entertaining political thriller.Read More
Why The English should be your next box set
November 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Hugo Blick’s bold, stylish two-hander is a brutal, brilliant reframing of the Western through a lens of race and identity.Read More
VOD film review: A Boy Called Christmas
November 26, 2021 | David Farnor
This Christmas origins story is a muddled but warm-hearted adventure.Read More
VOD film review: Infinite
October 1, 2021 | David Farnor
This dull, nonsensical sci-fi is a waste of talent.Read More
First Cow review: A superlative period drama
July 9, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Two 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: Archive
January 24, 2021 | David Farnor
Gavin Rothery’s impressive directorial debut is an ambitious, ideas-filled sci-fi.Read More
VOD film review: Uncle Vanya
December 31, 2020 | David Farnor
This funny, poignant, superbly performed Chekhov adaptation is a remarkably resonant triumph.Read More
