Category: Film Reviews
Film reviews ranging from the latest blockbusters, to the smallest Indies, to the all the late in the year Oscar bait.
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Furiosa Review
A Turbocharged Odyssey which doesn’t quite live up to its predecessor. Mad Max: Fury Road, which hit screens nearly a decade ago, remains a film quite unlike any other. It is a frenetic, captivating, visually astounding, non-stop, two-hour car chase whose relentlessness and vigour would be almost impossible to top. So, with the film’s new… Read more
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Riley Review
Riley marks the directorial debut of Benjamin Howard who delivers an oftentimes conventional film which is elevated in parts by his personal investment in its subject matter and a strong acting debut from lead Jake Holley. The film follows a closeted high-school football star Dakota Riley (Jake Holley) as he struggles with his own sexuality while… Read more
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Close to You Review
Close to You marks Elliot Page’s first cinematic role since transitioning, and the film tells a clearly personal story for the actor. However, it is in its more universal themes surrounding the trying and uplifting nature of family where the film really finds its stride. The story, which Page worked closely on, follows Sam a recently… Read more
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Lesvia + Old Lesbians Review
Lesvia and Old Lesbians were two documentaries exploring queer female relationships screened at this year’s BFI flare. After the screening of Lesvia, a documentary exploring history of a Lesbian community in the village of Eresos on the island of Lesbos, its director Tzeli Hadjidimitriouproudly dedicated the film to us the audience who had helped make the community… Read more