Review – ‘Disobedience’ is a gripping tale of forbidden romance
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams are compelling in Disobedience as forbidden lovers in their Orthodox Jewish community.
Read more
Romance
Review – ‘Juliet, Naked’ is a sweet, lightweight romcom by the sea
Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name gets a frothy, pleasant big screen adaptation in Juliet, Naked.
Read more
Review – ‘A Star is Born’ is a musical delight that comes within a whisker of greatness
Lady Gaga shows she can act as well as she can sing in A Star is Born, which is the fourth iteration of the classic rags to riches tale.
Read more
DVD Review – ‘The Changeover’ sees Timothy Spall slum it in a tired YA tale
Spall is the obligatory big name in The Changeover – a YA fantasy romance from New Zealand that never finds its groove.
Read more
Review – ‘Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms’ is a bloated anime epic
Breath-taking anime spectacle meets stunningly bland storytelling in the anime epic Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.
Read more
Review – ‘On Chesil Beach’ has interesting ideas, but feels too buttoned-up
Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle are awkward young newlyweds who begin to question their life choices during a bizarre, uncomfortable wedding night.
Read more
Blu-ray Review – Oscar-winning ‘Marty’ (1955) is a stripped-down, sweet romance
Delbert Mann’s exquisitely under-played romance Marty is a gentle, emotional drama with such a big heart that it’s impossible not to love it.
Read more
Review – LGBTQ romcom ‘Love, Simon’ gives the teen movie some much-needed diversity
As quietly revolutionary as it is frothy and funny, Love, Simon is not only a rare gay romcom, but an absolute cinematic gem.
Read more
Review – Bella Thorne shines in surprisingly charming romance ‘Midnight Sun’
A charming romance is enough to paper over the inherent trashy cracks of Status Update director Scott Speer’s Midnight Sun.
Read more
Review – ‘Wonder Wheel’ is a candy-coloured disaster for Woody Allen
The vibrant colours of Coney Island are merely a thin veneer over this paper-thin Woody Allen construction.
Read more
Blu-ray Review – The Age of Innocence (1993)
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in this lavish period piece, which is certainly a very different brand of Martin Scorsese movie.
Read more