★★★★ There is countless moments in Once Upon a Time in Uganda that perfectly communicate the earnest power of cinema felt in the lowly Ugandan slum where Africa’s most prolific filmmaker crafts his work but the one still engraved into my mind and a moment I’ll never forget is Issac Nabwana showing a group of … Continue reading GFF2022: Once Upon a Time in Uganda Review
★★★ Ashgrove doesn't waste any time getting into motion as it's all the better for it because as soon as we enter Ashgroves lucid domestic nightmare it’s a gripping and enthralling ride. After a brief establishing sequence we’re brought to ‘Ashgrove’, a farm that harbours mysterious secrets and unsteady relations all disguised as a serene … Continue reading GFF2022: Ashgrove Review
★★★★ Before Henry Hill could say the words “Hi Mom! What do you think?” He had to obtain one of the foundational aspects of mob iconography. The outfit. The outfit is a small scale mob/ crime drama about Leonard, an English cutter who provides the classy attire for the local mafiosa in his Chicago neighbourhood. … Continue reading GFF2022: The Outfit Review
★★★ For all the emphasis and focus Cyrano places on the act of careful word crafting and sophisticated arrangements I walk away from it with one simple word clearly stuck in my mind, that word being ‘charming’. The film is an accessible and enjoyable final product made from the strong foundations of its character writing, … Continue reading Cyrano Review
★★★★★ “I’m Johnny Knoxville, welcome to Jackass” The phrase “cinema is finally back” or “the power of cinema is needed now and is more palpable than ever” has been used a lot during the pandemic but I truly believe that statement has never been more true than with this film. I first watched Jackass in … Continue reading Jackass Forever Review
A noir drenched descent into exploitation and trickery Nightmare alley by Guilermo Del Toro is the latest adaptation of William Lindsay’s original novel of the same name. The story follows Stanton Carlisle, a fraudster mystic who is thrust into an escalating noir thriller of his own creation as he continuously sheds any moral decency in … Continue reading Nightmare Alley Review
★★★★ “It’s using old code to make something new” The Matrix Resurrections is something really special. It’s a unique and welcome film that uses its identity as yet another modern sequel/ reboot of a beloved classic to deliver a bold meta commentary of the current state of the film industry in the most unabashedly Wachowski … Continue reading The Matrix Resurrections Review
★★★ *SPOILERS* A bold celebration of everything Spiderman in cathartic fashion Spiderman no way home is the 3rd instalment of the MCU’s iteration of the character but to make a more relevant statement, no way home is the 8th major live action outing for Spiderman on the big screen and this occasion is what no … Continue reading Spiderman no way home review
★★★★ Although unfamiliar with both the broadway play and the original 1961 film I found this newest adaptation courtesy of Steven Spielberg incredibly easy to fall in love with. Steven Speilberg delivers a masterful hybrid of film and theatre that feels like a brilliant culmination of his life as filmmaker and testament to cinematic/ theatrical … Continue reading West Side Story Review
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