Review: Shirley charts an imagined chapter in the life of Shirley Jackson Based on the mysterious real-life figure of famed American horror writer Shirley…
Zodiac: an often overlooked masterpiece that deserves more love Zodiac (15) Running time 2hr 37min Rating: ***** In late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco…
The Lighthouse: psychological terror with hints of the supernatural The Lighthouse (15) Running time 1hr 49min Rating: ***** Two lighthouse keepers try…
The Nice Guys: Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe aren't that nice’ The Nice Guys (15) Running time 1hr 56min Rating **** Don’t let the title trick…
2007's No Country for Old Men worth a catch-up A genre-defying Western dark thriller whose antagonist has come straight out of the scariest horror movie.…
The Joker owes a debt to The King of Comedy Last year’s blockbuster Joker owes a huge debt to the dark satire The King of Comedy . Time to re-appraise…
Killer thriller based on New York Times best-selling book Lost Girls (15) Running time 1hr 35min Rating: ** Lost Girls is currently number 1 on the Netflix…
Pixar animation will certainly cheer you up in these worrying times Onward (U) Running time 1hr 42mins Rating: ***** ONWARD, like most Pixar films, revolves…
Environmental lawyer takes on chemical giant in Dark Waters Dark Waters (12A) Running time 2hr 6min Rating: ***** THE opening of Dark Waters is a carefully…
Sonic the Hedgehog makes its way to the big screen in a family-friendly adventure about friendship and humanity Sonic The Hedgehog (PG) Running time 1hr…
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (15) Running…
South Korea makes Oscar history Parasite (15) Running time 2hr 12 min Rating ***** THE first South Korean film to win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes…
Flip-flopping between comedy and drama, Bombshell fails to grasp the severity of sexual harassment, says film reviewer CAMERON BLACKSHAW Bombshell (15) Running…
‘Gritty and unwavering in its depiction of boots on the ground warfare, Sam Mendes ‘one-take’ edit 1917 is an outstanding technical achievement,’ says…
Oscar-nominated Hitler comedy-drama written and directed by Taika Waititi JoJo Rabbit (15) Running time 1hr 48min Rating: **** A COMEDY set in Nazi Germany…
Cats doesn’t make a great transition from stage to screen PERHAPS the strangest cinematic release of 2019, just the trailer for Cats baffled audiences…
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (12A) Running time 2hr 21mins Rating: **** THE epic space-opera story 42 years in the…
Star-studded playful parody of the whodunnit Knives Out (12A) Running time 2hr 10min Rating: ***** TAKING inspiration from classic Agatha Christie whodunnits,…
The Irishman - an epic gangster drama with an A-list mob The Irishman (15) Running time 3h 29min Rating *** MASTERFUL Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese…
The sisterhood is back in Frozen II Frozen II (U) Running time 1hr 43 min Rating **** 2013’s Frozen was nothing short of a cultural phenomenon.…
