The Irishman
A movie poster headlining Scorsese, De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci means you instantly know you are in for a mobster movie. How different from other…
Genres: Crime
28
November
08
May
Cold Pursuit
A handful of directors are members of an exclusive club: those who make a US version of their own European movie. The most well-known, and…
28
March
A Prayer Before Dawn
Generally I don't watch trailers if I can avoid it, mainly to avoid spoilers. You shouldn't really watch the trailer for this movie either -…
12
February
Project Gutenberg
The police have apprehended Lee Man (Aaron Kwok) who is a member of a counterfeiting gang led by 'Painter'. The police are willing to make…
04
February
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Review by Andy Hayler (11-Feb-2019) “Can You Ever Forgive Me” is a true-life tale of a literary forger. Biographer Lee Israel, played by Melissa McCarthy,…
30
January
The Hate U Give
Starr (Amandla Stenberg) lives in the poor, mostly black, neighbourhood of Garden Heights, and attends a private, mainly white, school in a different, wealthy area.…
29
January
Polar
So first of all you have to go into this movie with the right mindset: it is a graphic novel adaptation, and it is as…
10
January
The House That Jack Built
Lars von Trier's latest film takes inspiration from the titular nursery rhyme. The phrase 'The House That Jack Built' can have a few different meanings…
09
January
The Old Man & The Gun
The story of bankrobber Forrest Tucker "is, also, mostly true" according the opening scene. The 'mostly' probably refers to the fact that the story we…
19
December
Backtrace
If you haven't heard of this movie you should count your blessings. It's an abomination. An action movie starring Sylvester Stallone and Matthew Modine doesn't…