Still Walking
This intimate drama follows three generations of the Yokoyama family who get together to remember the life of oldest son Junpei who died several years earlier. Through this set-up it […]
Monthly Archives: July 2019
The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir
Named after the first song he wrote for the Grateful Dead, The Other One is a 2015 documentary about the rhythm guitarist and singer who has arguably played more gigs “than any […]
Dark Sublime at Trafalgar Studios
Marina Sirtis plays Marianne, a chain-drinking actor who starred in an obscure ITV sci-fi series 30 years ago. When young fan Oli (Kwaku Mills) gets in touch looking to interview […]
Booksmart
Two high school seniors, Amy and Molly (Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein), are top of their class, know their politics and are ready for top universities and stellar careers. But […]
Eighth Grade
Written and directed by Bo Burnham (or Mo Mowlam if you’re The Trap), this acclaimed indie follows awkward 14-year-old Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher) as she navigates the daily horrors of […]
Shaft (2019)
Shaft cleverly avoids the ludicrous titles of other long-running franchises by just calling every installment Shaft. But as this latest Shaft features the original John Shaft (Richard Roundtree), his nephew, […]
Panorama – Is Labour Anti-Semitic?
The BBC broadcast an exposé of antisemitism in the Labour Party last week, much to the chagrin of party spokesman Owen Jones who helpfully criticised the camerawork, likening it to […]
My Favorite Wife
In a courtroom, Nick Arden (Cary Grant) is having his first wife declared dead after she went missing in a boating accident so he can marry Bianca (Gail Patrick). But […]
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
An American (Tony Musante) in Rome witnesses the most heinous act to disgrace an art gallery since that “invisible” exhibition. Dario Argento’s directorial debut (and the first instalment in his […]
The Cure – Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London
This catchily titled concert movie marks 40 years of gothic game-changers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Cure. Not sure I could ever get bored of this […]
