08 Jan

It's been said many times before and I'm sure you don't need reminding 2020 was an absolute dumpster fire of a year. For those of us in the world of films, it was a year filled with cinema closures, film festival cancellations, and release date delays. We watched helplessly as practically every major release was punted to 2021. When you're a film critic who predominantly focuses on reviewing new release films, it was a terrifying prospect to watch months of scheduled writing content vanish in the blink of...

08:43 / Awards Season / Opinion / Reviews
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27 Dec

While its heydey may have ended some six decades ago, the Western genre refuses to truly die. They may not exactly light up the box office (remember that?), but Westerns can still be event films, particularly when one of the world's most beloved actors dips his toe into the genre for the very first time. Sure, it's a style of film that's unlikely to thrill the masses, but there's a classic charm to something like Paul Greengrass' sprawling Western epic News of the World that we could use...

13:17 / Awards Season / Reviews
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23 Dec

American cinema has its daring heroes and its dastardly villains, but the most interesting films often focus on those folks simply living an unextraordinary life. The quest to achieve the American Dream forms a central conceit of many of these films, but what of those who've chosen a different path? It's here in this underrepresented cinematic world that auteur-in-the-making Chloé Zhao lays her scene. Amongst the ghosts and ruins of the American Dream lies Nomadland, a stunning portrait of a subculture cinema has yet to touch. As writer, director,...

15:40 / Awards Season / Reviews
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21 Dec

One of the biggest tragedies of all the cinematic casualties of 2020 is the difficult fact Soul will stand as the first Pixar film to not receive a theatrical release. As will undoubtedly be the case for many of you, Soul will sadly be the first Pixar release this film critic does not see inside a cinema. The bitter disappointment is only compounded by the realisation this film is easily their most visually ambitious and experimental to date and deserved to be seen on the big screen. But this...

15:32 / Awards Season / Reviews
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20 Dec

Back in 2017, the DC Extended Universe was in shambles after the critically-maligned Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad left a bitter taste of disappointment in many mouths. Expectations were far from high for the next chapter in the franchise. Yet, Wonder Woman proved to be the breath of fresh air the DCEU desperately needed. Tremendously entertaining and overflowing with a surprising amount of heart, Wonder Woman was a total game-changer in numerous ways. Unsurprisingly, a sequel was greenlit within a year. But superhero sequels are...

12:32 / Reviews
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18 Dec

In the gloomy days following the tragic, unexpected death of Chadwick Boseman in late August, there was one ray of light that gave the world some comfort; Boseman would still grace our screens in one final film. That performance has finally arrived. And what a tremendous swan song it proves to be. As a cocky, hotshot trumpet player with a heavy chip on his shoulder, Boseman's last performance will indeed stand as his greatest. A dazzling showcase for two powerhouse performances from Boseman and a typically commanding Viola Davis,...

00:41 / Awards Season / Reviews
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16 Dec

Every year, we film critics hope to find those rare movies that deservedly earn the title of "masterpiece." It's a term many seem to throw around quite liberally these days, but it's a word this particularly film critic has always reserved for the absolute cream of the crop. In 2020, it's a pleasure to bestow this special title to writer/director Lee Isaac Chung's Minari; a film that completely took my breath away, leaving it quite difficult to surmise the right words to describe the beauty of Chung's treasure. Every...

23:48 / Awards Season / Reviews
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15 Dec

From Regina King and Natalie Erika James to Radha Blank and Autumn de Wilde, one of the few redeeming qualities of 2020 has been the confident directorial debuts of numerous female filmmakers. In a year of such darkness, their stellar work has been a bright light of hope for the future of the film industry. As 2020 finally draws to a close, it's time to add another name to that list. And she has delivered one of the year's most deliciously enjoyable treats. Provocative, stylish, and sardonically dark, Promising...

23:09 / Awards Season / Reviews
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10 Dec

When an actor creates an iconic and award-winning television character, their persona on the small screen inevitably becomes intrinsically linked to the performer themself. It's why we often see television actors seek wildly different film roles to the one they play on a weekly basis. Such is the case with the luminous Rachel Brosnahan, who has been dazzling television viewers for the past three years with her Emmy-winning performance on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Effortlessly making the transition from breakout television star to big-screen leading lady and shattering her...

15:51 / Awards Season / Reviews
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10 Dec

Last year, it was Brad Pitt in Ad Astra. One year earlier, it was Ryan Gosling in First Man. And who could forget Matt Damon in 2015's The Martian and Matthew McConaughey in 2014's Interstellar? In 2020, it's George Clooney. Yes, we've finally reached the year's obligatory "sad man in space" movie. Alright, so Clooney actually remains completely earthbound in The Midnight Sky, but it's a space-themed film with a huge A-list star playing a miserable astronomer, so Clooney's latest directorial effort joins this club as an honorary...

10:06 / Awards Season / Reviews
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