Emilia Pérez — An Intoxicating Smash And Grab

Emilia Pérez — An Intoxicating Smash And Grab

Review: Emilia Pérez       Netflix makes a Song and Dance. There’s high-concept. There’s multi-concept. Then there’s this crime musical that’s become Netflix’s best chance at an award haul after years of trying. At its heart, Emilia Pérez is the classic tale of...
Nickel Boys — Astonishing Perspective

Nickel Boys — Astonishing Perspective

      One giant leap into these characters' shoes Set in the stark subjugation of 1960s Florida, Nickel Boys is undoubtedly the most innovative film to make the 2025 Academy Awards’ Best Picture list. Usually found behind a documentary lens, director RaMell Ross...
Anora — The Power Of Screwball Comedy

Anora — The Power Of Screwball Comedy

The Power Of Screwball Comedy — Anora Review       East meeting West has seldom been this funny. With Anora, Sean Baker has made a film of vibrant truths, many of which are uncomfortable, so it’s a good thing he’s also made one of the year’s best comedies....
Conclave — Dressed For Intrigue

Conclave — Dressed For Intrigue

Review: Conclave       Welcome to the Papal Stage The angles of long corridors and crosses intersect in Conclave, a captivating inversion of a whodunnit? With the pope deceased: whowillwinit? It’s a heady place for a movie. The Vatican is caught in a crisis...
Review: Oedipus

Review: Oedipus

Review: Oedipus       A mesmerising spin on destiny. Broken, disrupted, brief. The Old Vic’s high-profile adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy may be the second in town in a few months, but it doesn’t mess around. The thumping and protracted dance routines...