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UK Film Review
- Aug 30, 2018
- 2 min
Papillon film review
★★★ Directed by: Michael Noer Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek Film Review by: George Wolf Don't expect wholesale changes to the classic survival tale from 1973. Instead, Danish director Michael Noer makes a subtle shift in tone, moving the focus away from the physical, and more toward the mental, philosophical and spiritual toll levied by years in a brutal penal colony. Like the Steve McQueen/Dustin Hoffman original, this new Papillon is based on Henri Charriere's book d
UK Film Review
- Aug 25, 2018
- 3 min
Mile 22 film review
★★ Directed by: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey, Lauren Kerr Film Review by: Matt Weiner Equal parts John le Carré and John Carpenter if both men were lobotomized and then let loose with typewriter and camera, Mile 22 spends most of its brief running time trying to figure out if it has something meaningful to say. All the while, it stacks a public body count up so high that it’s impossible to see how the clandestine force responsible is going to st
UK Film Review
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
Alpha film review
★★★ Directed by: Albert Hughes Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee Film Review by: Christie Robb Visually stunning, but emotionally monotonous, Alpha seems like a planetarium show scaled up to feature length, given a sketch of a plot to justify shots of a human staring up at the firmament and trudging through various majestic terrains. Set 20,000 years ago in Europe, a hesitant young man, Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee), sets out on his first hunt with the goal of making his dad proud. But wh
UK Film Review
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
Crazy Rich Asians film review
★★★ Directed by: Jon M. Chu Starring: Henry Golding, Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina Film Review by: Rachel Willis When Nick Young (Henry Golding) asks Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) to be his date to a wedding in Singapore, she expects a nice, but simple trip to her boyfriend's home. She'll meet his family, and they'll take an important step forward in their relationship. It's what Rachel doesn't know – that Nick is a member of a family known as “Singapore royalty” - that
UK Film Review
- Aug 17, 2018
- 2 min
Susan indie film
★ Directed by: Mahmoud Shoolizadeh Starring: Jennifer Preston, Mitchell Thornton and Holly Lawton Short Film Review by: Annie Vincent Susan: a kind, thoughtful woman who loses everything, is placed in the worst circumstances anyone can imagine, has her life fall down around her completely and still finds a way to carry on. When a ‘rising from the ashes’ family drama is dangled in front of me, I am hopeful. Aren’t we all? Dramas are great, even if they cost you a box of tissue
UK Film Review
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
Slender Man film review
★★ Directed by: Sylvain White Starring: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Javier Botet, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso Film Review by: Hope Madden It’s the end of the summer! Quick, what lackluster genre trash can we tidy up with a PG-13 rating to cash in on kids’ free time before they have to go back to school next week?! That’s the theme for this week at the movies, a period in which a 70-foot prehistoric shark movie contains no blood-not one drop. Also, a super creepy, tall,
UK Film Review
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
The Third Murder film review
★★★★ Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring: Masaharu Fukuyama, Kôji Yakusho Film Review by: Matt Weiner “He changes his story every time.” This early warning might be the only straightforward point made in The Third Murder, a new film from Hirokazu Kore-eda that goes from courtroom procedural to riveting thriller to heady exploration of truth and objectivity in rapid succession. Defense lawyer Shigemori (Masaharu Fukuyama) takes the lead in re-investigating a murder committ
UK Film Review
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
The Meg film review
★★ Directed by: Jon Turteltaub Starring: Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson, Bingbing Li, Cliff Curtis Film Review by: George Wolf You didn't think Great White-invested tornados meant the pool of shark movie premises was running dry, did you? Not so long as someone is just conscious enough to mumble "Statham fights a shark" in a drunken pitch meeting! The Meg brings that premise to 3-D life, with Statham wet-suitting up as Jonas, the reluctant hero with a haunted past. After a tragi
UK Film Review
- Aug 14, 2018
- 2 min
BlacKkKlansman film review
★★★★ Directed by: Spike Lee Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace Film Review by: Hope Madden Welcome back, Spike Lee! It’s not like he’s really been gone. He’s made a dozen or more TV episodes, documentaries, short films and basement-budget indies since his unfortunate 2013 compromised vision Old Boy. But BlacKkKlansman is a return to form—to the envelope-pushing enjoyment that showcases his skills as storyteller, entertainer and activist. Earmarks of hi
UK Film Review
- Aug 13, 2018
- 2 min
Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc film review
★★ Directed by: Bruno Dumont Starring: Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Elise Charles, Aline Charles Film Review by: Cat McAlpine I do not like the works of Picasso. I recognize that his paintings changed the course of art forever, and they are done with incredible skill and talent. I just don’t like them. They’re not my jam. I also did not like Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc. But art isn’t always about whether you like it or not. And, unfortunately, art is almost never about
UK Film Review
- Aug 12, 2018
- 2 min
McQueen film review
★★★★ Directed by: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui Starring: Alexander McQueen Film Review by: Rachel Willis The life of iconic fashion designer Alexander McQueen is the subject of director Ian Bonhôte’s documentary, McQueen. With writer and co-director Peter Ettedgui, Bonhôte creates a richly artistic dive into the controversial designer's life and art. Dividing his portrait into sections, Bonhôte uses home videos, archival footage, interviews with family and friends, and scenes
UK Film Review
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
The Darkest Minds film review
★★ Directed by: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Starring: Amandla Stenberg Film Review by: Hope Madden Let me not be misleading. I did not want to see this movie. Not just because The Darkest Minds is yet another cinematic adaptation of a dystopian young adult novel. No, wait. That is why. And if you think you already know every moment of this film, you are correct. The Darkest Minds = X-Men + Divergent + The Girl with All the Gifts. (Haven’t seen that last one? You should!) Ruby (Amandl
UK Film Review
- Aug 10, 2018
- 2 min
Eighth Grade film review
★★★★★ Directed by: Bo Burnham Starring: Elise Fisher, John Hamilton Film Review by: Hope Madden You can’t be brave without being scared. That is an insightful comment, but when it’s delivered earnestly by a lonely, introverted 13-year-old determined to come out of her shell in the meanest of all worlds—middle school—it is a gut punch. Who would have thought that the most truthful, painful, lovely, unflinching and adorable tween dramedy in eons would have sprung from the mind
UK Film Review
- Aug 9, 2018
- 1 min
I Am Not a Witch film review
★★★★ Directed by: Rungano Nyoni Starring: Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri Film Review by: Christie Robb Zambian-born Welsh writer/director Rungano Nyoni’s first feature film is like Monty Python’s witch trial scene shot through lenses of patriarchy and economic exploitation. It centers on a displaced young girl named Shula (Maggie Mulubwa), accused of witchcraft by members of her community. Found guilty, she’s turned over to a government-run witch zoo filled with old women t
UK Film Review
- Aug 8, 2018
- 1 min
The Spy Who Dumped Me film review
★★★ Directed by: Susanna Fogel Starring: Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis, Film Review by: George Wolf As late summer comedies go, we've done worse than The Spy Who Dumped Me. And like so many secret agents with a "particular set of skills," this film has one. It's name is Kate McKinnon. That's not to throw shade on Mila Kunis, who flashes fine comic timing in the straight woman role, giving McKinnon plenty of space to do that thing she does. Be weird and funny and sometimes hilario
UK Film Review
- Aug 7, 2018
- 2 min
Christopher Robin film review
★★★ Directed by: Marc Forster Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael Film Review by: George Wolf Pooh! Who doesn't love him? Winnie T. Pooh and the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood have endured for decades, and now the second Pooh film is less than twelve months brings all the furry friends to live-action life. Last year's Goodbye, Christopher Robin was a bittersweet and uneven origin story, focusing on the inspirations for A.A. Milne's Pooh tales. Disney's
UK Film Review
- Aug 6, 2018
- 2 min
Teen Titans Go! to the Movies film review
★★ Directed by: Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail Starring: Scott Menville, Hynden Walch, Khary Payton, Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, Will Arnett, Kristen Bell Film Review by: Hope Madden Teen Titans was a beloved, fairly-serious, sometimes thematically challenging Cartoon Network program based on Glen Murakami’s comics. Teen Titans Go! was Cartoon Network's sillier spinoff show. Think Muppet Babies versus The Muppets: smaller, cuter, sillier and basically inferior in every way. N
UK Film Review
- Aug 4, 2018
- 2 min
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot film review
★★★★ Directed by: Gus Van Sant Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black Film Review by: Hope Madden In case you are missing it, Joaquin Phoenix is having one hell of a year. The inarguable talent is fresh off the relentlessly wonderful You Were Never Really Here. (Watch it right now. I'll wait). Later this year we’ll get the chance to see him in Mary Magdalene as well as Jacques Audiard’s Western, The Sisters Brothers—both films boasting extraordinary ca
UK Film Review
- Jul 30, 2018
- 2 min
The Night Eats the World film review
★★★ Directed by: Dominique Roche Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie Film Review by: Hope Madden People like to make lists. For some people, it’s a bucket list. Some like to keep track of the celebrities they are allowed to sleep with if the opportunity arises. Not me. Years ago I put together my zombie survival team. And though I know plenty of people with varied and worthy skills, making my team mainly came down to two things. Are you smart? Are you quiet? Because it is the intr
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