Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, Jason Schwartzman, In a year when Beyoncé […]
Tag: Film Review
Godland (Film Review)
Director: Hlynur Pálmason Cast: Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson A priest succumbs to an ascetic unravelling in a beautifully bare Icelandic snow globe. There are few forces that are comparable to colonialism for its […]
Cairo Conspiracy (Film Review)
Director: Tarik Saleh Cast: Tawfeek Barhom, Mehdi Dehbi, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri A compelling, if slightly overcooked political thriller set in modern-day Egypt First terms at uni are pretty standard stuff: burning food in the […]
Creed III (Film Review)
Director: Michael B Jordan Cast: Michael B Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Wood Harris and Mila Davis-Kent Unlike most industries, the longevity of a film franchise or boxing career is far from an […]
What’s Love Gotta Do With It? (Film Review)
Director: Shekhar Kapur Cast: Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Emma Thompson, Sajal Aly, Oliver Chris, Asim Chaudhry, Jeff Mirza, Alice Orr-Ewing, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. This culture clash romcom is a Richard Curtis-lite […]
A Bunch of Amateurs (Film Review)
Director: Kim Hopkins Life mimics art in this lovely tale of hobbyist filmmakers fighting to withstand the test of time Films about filmmaking are often arthouse in style and niche in appeal, but Kim Hopkins’ […]
Joyride (Film Review)
Director: Emer Reynolds Cast: Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid and Lochlann Ó Mearáin Olivia Colman stars in an Irish road-trip caper that trades plausibility for punchlines It’s only fitting that Emer Reynolds’ Joyride opens in a […]
Akilla’s Escape (Film Review)
Director: Charles Officer Cast: Saul Williams, Thamela Mpumlwana, Ronnie Rowe, Colm Feore, Vic Mensa, Tony Nappo, Olunike Adeliyi This familiar-feeling thriller is spiced up by rapper-poet-actor Saul Williams as a jaded drug dealer trying to […]
Father Stu (Film Review)
Director: Rosalind Ross Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Teresa Ruiz, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver and Patricia Belcher Mark Wahlberg’s scrappy real-life boxer-turned-priest drama doesn’t land too many punches Never has the road to the priesthood been paved […]
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