Wuthering Heights — The Quickie And The Dead

Wuthering Heights — The Quickie And The Dead

Wuthering Heights — The Quickie And The Dead       Third time’s a romance? Taking on Emily Brontë’s gothic romance as a third directorial effort is a big ask. It’s not only the writer’s only novel, but a much-adapted tale that’s been bothering film awards for...
Is This Thing On? — An Exquisite Re-falling In Love Film

Is This Thing On? — An Exquisite Re-falling In Love Film

Is This Thing On? — An Exquisite Re-falling In Love Film       Worth the punchline. Much has been made of Bradley Cooper’s third film as a director, which takes its inspiration from the life of UK stand-up John Bishop. It’s a killer Hollywood story, albeit...
Hamnet — All The Stage Is Their World

Hamnet — All The Stage Is Their World

Hamnet — All The Stage’s Their World       "The undiscovered country, at whose sight. The happy smile, and the accursed damn'd..." The first thing likely to hit you about Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel is the rawness and...
Rental Family — A Dreamy Stroll Through White Lies

Rental Family — A Dreamy Stroll Through White Lies

Rental Family — A Dreamy Stroll Through White Lies       When is high-concept light as a feather? A film that layers untruths, lies, and deception could and maybe should be an existential slog. Instead, with Rental Family, director Hikari (also co-writer with...
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair — Streamlined Revenge

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair — Streamlined Revenge

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair — Streamlined Revenge       Is the four-and-a-half-hour rampage of revenge worth the wait?  Almost two decades after it premiered at Cannes, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair emerges to drag the masses back to one of cinema’s...