Film Reviews

Haris Yasin Train Dreams, an adaptation of the 2011 novella of the same name, is a period drama set in early 20th-century rural USA and follows the life of Robert Granier, a railroad worker turned lumberjack. It’s director Clint Bentley’s second film, and after a brief festival run in...

Haris Yasin Is This Thing On?’ is the latest film by actor-writer-director Bradley Cooper. It’s loosely based on the life of English comedian John Bishop, covering the key points of Bishop’s personal life when he first started performing, namely his divorce and his subsequent accidental foray into stand-up comedy,...

Lucian Woolley  I saw Now You See Me, Now You Don’t on opening night, but what did I think?   Now You See Me, Now You Don’t is ultimately demonstrative of a decline in the creative efforts of its producers. Its magic stems from the daring ‘heist’ set pieces...

Anatomy of a Fall is French filmmaker Justine Triet’s fourth feature film. The film received the Palme d’Or (as well as the Palme Dog) at this year’s Cannes awards, and is receiving significant buzz ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, largely thanks to the script’s electric pace and astuteness,...

Wes Anderson fans might be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed at the acclaimed film-director’s 2023 splurge after a three year hiatus: first the space-infused Asteroid City, and now four short films inspired by Roald Dahl, all available on Netflix – including The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Impact's Christy Clark reviews....

Swift hailed the concert film, shot over three nights at LA’s SoFi Stadium in August 2023, as “the perfect capture of what this show was like for me”. Truthfully, for a lesser artist, the “Eras Tour” film could have backfired magnificently. This concert is 3-and-a-half-hours long (2 hours 48...

Surrounded on all fronts by major cinematic releases, from Barbie and Oppenheimer to Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, Dumb Money was never going to be a major blockbuster. Thomas Martin reviews....