Judas and the Black Messiah
In late ’60s Chicago, 19-year-old car thief William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) turns FBI informant to infiltrate the Black Panther Party and take down its charismatic leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). Right […]
Tag Archives: 2020s
Godzilla vs. Kong
This century’s tallest franchise comes roaring to a halt with Godzilla vs. Kong, the long-mooted monster mashup where stupidity clashes with inevitability. Five years after Godzilla: King of the Monsters, […]
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 […]
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
It is ironic that the first film back in cinemas would be one so obviously destined for Poundland, where a fiver will soon buy you a DVD of Spiral: From […]
Things Heard & Seen
Amanda Seyfried goes from Oscar nomination to Netflix abomination in this new thriller about a cheating husband (James Norton) and a bulimic wife (that’s the extent of their characterisation) moving […]
Stowaway
After launching for a two-year mission to Mars, three astronauts (Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Toni Collette) discover more is not always merrier when they realise there’s a fourth passenger […]
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 […]
Thunder Force
With evil mutants wreaking havoc on Chicago, two estranged school friends (real life pals Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer) team up to defeat them, with the help of super-strength, invisibility […]
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 […]
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