Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird’s story is so familiar, so authentic that it has something that’ll resonate with everyone. We’ve all clashed with our parents; we’ve all had romantic misadventures best forgotten; we’ve all felt stifled by our home town.
Black Panther Puts Radical Politics Front and Centre
Black Panther is a kind of inversion of the typical Marvel film; what works here is what doesn’t work about most of its compatriots and – sadly – vice versa.
Meal Tickets (2017)
We’ve all been to a concert that just felt … sad.
Meal Tickets distils that feeling into an uncomfortable 93-minute documentary.
Ali’s Wedding (2017)
Ali’s Wedding is a delight.
Hyper-Masculinity by Way of Michael Mann in Den of Thieves
Den of Thieves drains itself of any drop of sympathetic humanity to leave a crude beast impressive and intimidating in its muscularity.
Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread only unveils its true nature in its final few minutes.
Mountain (2017)
Mountain lets its majestic cinematography distract from its attempted critique.
I, Tonya Comes in Second Place to Scorsese
I, Tonya might be a love letter to disgraced former ice skater Tonya Harding, but it’s also a love letter to Martin Scorsese.
Swinging Safari (2018)
Swinging Safari offers a convincing impersonation of an excoriation of Aussie culture in the moment, it falls apart like an overcooked pavlova if you poke it a little.
There’s Something Magical About The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water is a flamboyant fantasy yet deeply human; old-fashioned yet profoundly modern; filmed with a palate preferring murky, oceanic greens yet somehow bursting with light and life.
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