September 2018

Featured Reviews 

Review – Glenn Close shines amid beige surroundings in ‘The Wife’

26/10/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Alix Wilton Regan, Annie Starke, Björn Runge, Certificate: 15, Christian Slater, Drama, Glenn Close, Harry Lloyd, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons, Rating: Poop, September 2018, The Wife

Glenn Close has crafted a performance worthy of awards in The Wife, but the film around her never raises the audience’s pulse.

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Review – ‘The Gospel According to Andre’ is an affectionate portrait of a fashion giant

28/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, André Leon Talley, Certificate: 12, Documentary, Kate Novack, Rating: Pop, September 2018, The Gospel According to Andre

Former Vogue writer and editor André Leon Talley is the larger than life presence at the centre of The Gospel According to André.

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Review – Irish Famine thriller ‘Black 47’ is an intense, if emotionless, adventure

28/09/201828/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Barry Keoghan, Black 47, Certificate: 15, Drama, Freddie Fox, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Jim Broadbent, Lance Daly, Rating: Pop, September 2018, Stephen Rea, Thriller

Hugo Weaving plays a detective on the hunt for an Irish deserter in the midst of the 19th century famine that gripped the country.

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Review – 70s-set drama ‘Dusty & Me’ overflows with Yorkshire charm

26/09/201826/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Ben Batt, Betsan Morris Evans, Certificate: 12, Comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Dusty & Me, Genevieve Gaunt, Iain Glen, Ian Hart, Lesley Sharp, Luke Newberry, Rating: Pop, September 2018, Tom Prior

British dramedy Dusty & Me follows a young lad and his dog through a charming tale of life in 1970s Yorkshire.

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Review – ‘The Little Stranger’ is an atmospheric tale of gothic dread

26/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 12, Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Horror, Lenny Abrahamson, Liv Hill, Mystery, Rating: Pop, Ruth Wilson, September 2018, The Little Stranger, Tipper Seifert-Cleveland, Will Poulter

Lenny Abrahamson swaps the tight confines of Room for a huge, gothic mansion in new movie The Little Stranger.

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Featured Guest Posts Reviews 

Review – ‘A Simple Favour’ is a fun ride, despite its insanity

25/09/201826/10/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, A Simple Favour, Anna Kendrick, Bashir Salahuddin, Blake Lively, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Henry Golding, Linda Cardellini, Mystery, Paul Feig, Rating: Pop, Rupert Friend, September 2018, Thriller

Paul Feig’s mystery thriller, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, is a mess of tangled plots and murky characters.

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Review – ‘Faces Places’ is a heartfelt celebration of ordinary people

25/09/201826/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Agnès Varda, Certificate: 12, Documentary, Faces Places, JR, Rating: Pop, September 2018

French New Wave director Agnès Varda and visual artist JR embark on a journey across France, photographing ordinary people.

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Review – Mark Wahlberg is even more smug than usual in ‘Mile 22’

24/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Action, Carlo Alban, Certificate: 18, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich, Lauren Cohan, Mark Wahlberg, Mile 22, Peter Berg, Poorna Jagannathan, Rating: Poop, Ronda Rousey, September 2018, Thriller

Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg join forces again, but deliver a thriller devoid of thrills with Mile 22.

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Review – Music doc ‘Matangi/Maya/MIA’ untangles a complex star

24/09/201825/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 18, Documentary, Matangi/Maya/MIA, MIA, Rating: Pop, September 2018, Steve Loveridge

British-Tamil pop star MIA is at the centre of documentary Matangi/Maya/MIA, which traces her musical career and political activism.

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Review – ‘The House With a Clock In Its Walls’ has just enough Eli Roth to scare your kids

24/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Cate Blanchett, Certificate: 12, Eli Roth, Fantasy, Horror, Jack Black, Kyle MacLachlan, Lorenza Izzo, Owen Vaccaro, Rating: Pop, Renée Elise Goldsberry, September 2018, Sunny Suljic, The House With a Clock In Its Walls

Gorehound Eli Roth goes family friendly for Jack Black-starring gothic fantasy The House With a Clock In Its Walls.

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Review – ‘Climax’ is Gaspar Noé’s dark descent into dance depravity

23/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 18, Claude Gajan Maull, Climax, Gaspar Noé, Giselle Palmer, Horror, Kiddy Smile, Rating: Pop, Romain Guillermic, September 2018, Sofia Boutella, Souheila Yacoub

Noé allows grotesque chaos to unfold in an LSD-spiked nightmare that confines an intoxicated dance troupe to a grubby hall.

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