REVIEW: Gwen (2019)
Most known for his contributions to British television, ranging from BBC’s gothic costume-drama Poldark to Channel 4’s raucous teen-comedy Misfits, writer-director William McGregor makes his feature-length debut with Gwen; a slow-burning, candle-lit exploration of an implosive family unit set in rural, 19th Century Snowdonia. It’s…
REVIEW: The Queen’s Corgi (2019)
References to hard drug-taking, scenes of underground dog fighting, jokes about sexual assault and suicide. No this isn’t a racy adult comedy or a hard-hitting drama, this is, in fact, some of the horribly misguided material that makes an appearance in The Queen’s Corgi. Billed…
REVIEW: Stuber (2019)
Buddy comedy capers take a swing into the ridesharing age in Michael Dowse’s Stuber. A part-time Uber driver picks up a detective with a criminal on his radar. What ensues is a long day’s work of explosive shenanigans, an “I love Ryan Gosling” tweet, an…
REVIEW: Crawl (2019)
After last year’s overlooked but hugely enjoyable Hurricane Heist (which was even better than Geostorm, if you can believe it), we now have Hurricane Gator, combining two great genres – the natural disaster movie and the creature feature. Crawl is absolutely everything you could want…
REVIEW: Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
This 2019 American action thriller is directed by John Herzfeld and a sequel to 2018s ‘Escape Plan 2: Hades’ (2018). It stars Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Jaime King, Max Zhang and Devon Sawa. Security expert Ray Breslin (Stallone) and his team…
REVIEW: The Flood (2019)
“I’ve always been unwanted” is the final line from The Flood‘s trailer, and one that will stick with you throughout the duration of the film. Those words are cold, brutally honest and downright upsetting, which is a sad reflection of the current refugee crisis. Director…
REVIEW: Diamantino (2019)
Completely bonkers and unpredictable, while also being surprisingly moving at times, Diamantino is everything an independent art-house movie should be and it should come as no surprise that it was the Cannes Critics Week winner. It addresses several modern-day political and social concerns, including countries…
REVIEW: Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
There’s at least one moment in Annabelle Comes Home, the seventh entry in The Conjuring’s Universe and the third of its own trilogy, that sends shivers down the spine. We know the scare is coming, everything in the frame and the soundtrack tells us so….
REVIEW: Anna (2019)
One thing is clear after seeing this film, the reason why the trailer is made up of the action sequences and the plot is simply presented as “model who is also a Russian assassin” is because the plot is too convoluted to show in a…
EIFF 2019: Mrs Lowry & Son
“A terrific end to the Edinburgh Film Festival and a hell of a showcase for its two actors” Directed by: Adrian Noble Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Stephen Lord Release Date: 30th August 2019
