BFF17: Catfight
April 11th, 2017 | by Conor Smyth
Rage, maternal loss and the sting of humiliation are accelerants in the bloodstream in Catfight, Onur Tukel’s face-thumping black comedy …
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Elle
April 3rd, 2017 | by Kev Lovski
It’s not very often that a film has me strangely anticipating which social taboo is going to be launched out …
CHiPs
March 27th, 2017 | by Conor Smyth
Based on the 1977-1983 television series of the same name, CHiPs is an action-comedy remake strangely obsessed with the question …
Beauty and the Beast
March 21st, 2017 | by Conor Smyth
One of the reasons fairy tales work is that they are so obviously not real. Their fantastical, exaggerated qualities help …
Logan
March 9th, 2017 | by Kev Lovski
Finally! Writer/director James Mangold (Walk The Line) has made up for the damp squib that was 2013’s The Wolverine, with …
George Best: All By Himself
March 9th, 2017 | by Richard Davis
George Best: All By Himself begins in darkness, with the voices of commentators eulogising George Best’s remarkable footballing talent, before …
La La Land
January 17th, 2017 | by Richard Davis
After assaulting our senses with 2014’s furiously frenetic Whiplash, Damien Chazelle sets his sights on our hearts in his new …
Manchester By The Sea
January 17th, 2017 | by Conor Smyth
Kenneth Lonergan makes films about the things that don’t go away. In 2000’s You Can Count On Me, the sudden …
Live By Night
January 15th, 2017 | by Conor Smyth
Ben Affleck wants you to take him seriously. He’s sorry about the whole Gigli thing. He’s sorry about Daredevil. He’s …