Movies
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Orwell 2+2=5 review – Orwell for Dummies
The descriptor “Orwellian” has lapsed into parody with regard to its modern usage. The right use it (incorrectly) as a crass…
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Two Prosecutors review – a quaint variation on a…
Innocent people nabbed from their homes and imprisoned under false pretences. Terror-driven interrogation methods employed to secure phoney confessions. Revolting,…
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Sheep, grief and beats: The big-hearted DJ Ahmet
The character of Ahmet is a beautiful example of how in this story, less is more. Creating such beautiful brevity would…
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Fallen Star: In Praise of The Man Who Fell To…
From there, he goes into seclusion in the dry Southwestern landscapes that likely remind him most of home, inadvertently retreating…
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come review – here comes…
When you have a hit film these days, inevitably the question always arises about a sequel. There’s very little studios love more…
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Michael Shannon’s Big Year | Little White Lies
This Jeff Nichol’s film – the first of two 2016 movies directed by his long-time collaborator in which Shannon appeared –…
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Greetings Earthlings: The tactile joy of puppets…
Rocky’s design by Scanlan was built from the literary groundwork laid out by Weir and his evocative description of the…
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Forbidden Fruits – first-look review
Channeling the spirits of movies like Mean Girls and The Craft, Forbidden Fruits follows a group of young women working at a mall as they fight over…
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Dead Man’s Wire review – watchable, but struggles…
Anti-heroes make for compelling subjects, particularly in a world as unjust as the one we live in, and 1970s American cinema…
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Abode review – ultimately forgettable
From the sexual proclivities of middle-aged women to odd encounters with smart appliances and clandestine Christmas dinners, Liam O Mochain’s anthology…
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