REVIEW: A Perfect Enemy (2021)
“Why would I go to a therapist when airports exist?” asks a cheerful Tessel (Athena Strates) to a gloomy Jeremiasz (Tomasz Kot). The duo met only a few moments before when the young woman stopped the man’s car as a last attempt to make it…
REVIEW: Above Suspicion (2021)
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke leads director Phillip Noyce’s latest film, crime thriller Above Suspicion which is based on the true story of FBI informant Susan Smith, played by Clarke. By way of Susan’s narration we are introduced to the setting for the film,…
TV REVIEW: The Sons of Sam (2021)
The Son of Sam murders in 1970s New York City are some of the most well-known, the most chilling, in all of true crime. When David Berkowitz was identified as the gunman responsible for the shootings that left seven people dead and several more seriously…
REVIEW: Wrath of Man (2021)
After a decade of franchise filmmaking, an era in which Guy Ritchie dipped his toes into Sherlock Holmes, King Arthur, and even Disney, it appears the English filmmaker is returning to his gangster-flick roots, though this time opting for more of an American aura. After…
REVIEW: Pixie (2020)
Once Upon a Time in the West…. of Ireland It wouldn’t come as any surprise to me if this is the first time you’re hearing of this film. Barnaby Thompson’s Pixie had a short and limited cinema release back in October last year and it’s…
REVIEW: Brothers by Blood (2021)
Pairing Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts seems like a great idea on the page. But in Jérémie Guez’s cold and meandering mob drama Brothers by Blood, that, unfortunately, is not the case. The problem is not just because both Kinnaman and Schoenaerts give flat performances,…
The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
As finales go, film history has made it clear that the closing chapter of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic gangster saga, with all the best intentions, is a flawed one. Slow, soaking in as much soap opera elements as it is burst blood squibs, and hindered…
TV REVIEW: Ratched (2020)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) features one of cinemas all-time greatest villains, Nurse Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher). A shark-eyed, calculating and cruel individual who devours every scene as the viewer watches on, powerless to stop her. Her passive aggression condemns multiple patients, including…
TV REVIEW: The Boys – Season 2: Episode 1-3
In 2019, when all the world was abuzz with Captain’s being worthy and iron men no longer being with us, a small band of supe-hating heroes snuck in through the back door and caused absolute chaos, knocking the idea of cape-wearing crusaders on its arse…
REVIEW: Ròm (2020)
Just the one number 41 holds 41-plus meanings to different people. It is niobium to chemists. Last symphony from Mozart to musicians. The total number of shots NYPD officers fired at Amadou Diallo. So on and so forth. In the case of Ròm, the feature…
REVIEW: The Tax Collector (2020)
“I’ll ride with you till the wheels fall off…” Three years since Bright hit Netflix, David Ayer is behind the camera once again for his latest film, The Tax Collector. If you’re familiar with Ayer’s filmography then you’ll probably think that the plot of this…
REVIEW: Ghost (2020)
The debut feature can be a frightening proving ground for new filmmakers. Filmmaker Anthony Z James, despite any limitations regarding gear or budget, forgoes this worry with Ghost standing as an impressive debut. Sporting a charming DIY approach, Ghost is an interpersonal day in the…
REVIEW: The Lovebirds (2020)
Another casualty of the lockdown led the new rom-com from Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae to get snatched up by Netflix, and it doesn’t take long to realise that this was the best place for it. The Lovebirds, like its leading couple, kick things off well…
