Border (Gräns)
The implication of the word ‘border’ migrates in its essence from the literal to the fantastical to the allegorical as the plot of this genre-defying…
Genres: Drama
06
March
06
February
Burning (Beoning)
An ambiguous, meandering and layered mystery may be an appropriate way to start to try to describe what kind of movie Burning is. One day…
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,…
31
January
Green Book
The movie claims to be 'based on a true friendship' between pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and his driver Frank Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), better known…
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…
23
January
Brexit: The Uncivil War
According to this movie, the mastermind behind the outcome of the UK's historic referendum was Dominic Cummings (Benedict Cumberbatch). He apparently pretty much single-handedly strategised…
20
January
The Spy Gone North (Gongjak)
Korea was divided into two parts as a result of World War II when the Soviet Union occupied the North and the United States occupied…
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…