Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Birds of Prey is a restlessly fun, unapologetically female action-comedy breathing new life into the DCEU.
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
For Disney fans, a live action remake of Beauty and the Beast is either a new sacrament …or sacrilege.
‘T2’ Isn’t Just A Great Sequel, It Might Change How You Think Of ‘Trainspotting’
T2: Trainspotting succeeds because it plays like a darker, sadder, tireder, older version of the original film.
Our Kind of Traitor Offers the Same Kind of le Carré Spy Thriller You’re Used To
It’s second-tier le Carré but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Also features some killer cinematography.
The Ghost Writer (2010)
The Ghost Writer is a tense, understated thriller, eschewing violence for political intrigue. Director Roman Polanski channels his classic noir Chinatown, with Ewan McGregor’s ghost writer standing in for Jack Nicholson’s private detective, with the corruption here inspired by Tony Blair rather than California’s seedy underbelly. There’s also an inversion of Polanski’s “predicament” in Pierce…
Trance (2013)
Trance, Danny Boyle’s latest, uses hypnotherapy to venture deep into James McAvoy’s head, aiming to find out the location of a missing painting after an art heist goes wrong. Appropriately, it’s more a film for the head than the heart, presenting an interesting, intricate puzzle that keeps you thinking long after the film is over…
Shallow Grave (1994)
Shallow Grave concerns the misguided actions of a group of university students upon discovering their new flatmate is (a) dead and (b) in possession of a suitcase filled with cash. It was the breakthrough film for Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor, and it’s easy to see why on both counts. Boyle’s filmmaking is flashy, energising…
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