At Eternity’s Gate
In his final years, Vincent Van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) battles vicious critics of his work and his own inner demons. While Vincent and Loving Vincent are retrospective views of the […]
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The Lighthouse
Two men (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) go insane on a tiny island in The Lighthouse, or Brexit: The Movie. Essentially The Shining in a lighthouse (The Brining?), this loose […]
American Psycho
Sexy psychopath Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) likes to take care of himself. Obsessed with appearance and social status, he works in mergers and acquisitions by day and murders and executions […]
Aquaman in 270°
Aquaman is the long-awaited sequel to that episode of The Office where Gareth wonders if there will ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark. For […]
Auto Focus
Auto Focus is a Paul Schrader movie about Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane, not to be confused with Batman creator Bob Kane. Or based on his sexual appetite, Bill Finger. […]
The Florida Project
Already generating Oscar buzz, The Florida Project joins the ranks of great movies based in motels, alongside Psycho, Memento, Bug and Memento. While the motel-oriented Lady in the Water is set inside M. Night […]
Mississippi Burning
This 1988 Oscar-winner recalls a sorry period in Mississippi’s history. Alan Parker’s film is set in 1964, a time when the American president chose not to openly support violent, racist […]
Murder on the Orient Express
The power of Hollywood is the power to make us believe the unbelievable. That superheroes are living amongst us and using Bing. That Jai Courtney is someone who should be […]
The Great Wall
I’ve actually visited the Great Wall of China, but to my embarrassment, I never realised that it was built to keep out alien monsters. Set in 11th century China, this […]
Nymphomaniac Volumes I and II
Lars Von Trier once again blurs the line between film and endurance test in this two-parter – the most unpleasant pair since the Kray twins. It follows Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg) […]
