Brahms: The Boy II
After a home invasion renders their son (Christopher Convery) mute, a traumatised family leaves London for somewhere they feel safe: an isolated mansion in the woods whose previous inhabitants killed […]
Tag Archives: 2020
Anything for Jackson
From the Hallmark duo behind Baby in a Manger comes this horror flick about a couple (Sheila McCarthy and Julian Richings) who kidnap a pregnant woman (Konstantina Mantelos) to use as […]
Shiva Baby
A sex worker sits shiva in 2020 comedy Shiva Baby, or to use its gentile title, Newborn at the Jew Mourn. Largely set in one location over 75 minutes in […]
Amulet
People who know Romola Garai from her appearances in period dramas such as Atonement and The Hour (and fundamentally misunderstand the concept of acting) will be shocked by her directorial […]
Relic
Dark Water meets The Shining in Natalie Erika James’ Australian chiller about three women (Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin and Bella Heathcote) going mad in a house. It was 2020, what […]
Wolfwalkers
For clear evidence of the American imperialism inherent in the Oscars, look no further than the Best Animated Feature category; a catalogue of sub-par Pixar efforts beating masterpieces from the […]
Promising Young Woman
Carey Mulligan goes from Weeping Angels to Avenging Angel in this new rape-revenge rom-com. Jarring by design, Promising Young Woman follows medical school dropout Cassie (as in Casandra from Greek […]
The Trial of the Chicago 7
It would be easy to forget the Oscars are still going ahead this year, despite the best efforts of coronavirus and Godzilla vs. Kong. Currently trailing Nomadland in the Best […]
Soul
After falling down a manhole, music teacher and jazz pianist Joe (Jamie Foxx) is late for his dream gig, both in terms of being dead and in the sense of […]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
It is tragic how good Chadwick Boseman is in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a 2020 drama based on the eponymous “Mother of the Blues” (Viola Davis) who became one of […]
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