In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Film Review - Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up
Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up is a delightful, high-energy adventure that stays true to the heart of what makes the franchise so beloved.
Film Review - Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada tries to be profound and contemplative, but disappointingly, is not as deep or compelling as it thinks it is.
Film Review - Disney’s Snow White
For all of the hysteria that has surrounded this adaptation, when I watched this in a preview screening surrounded by cheering girls in Snow White costumes, it was hard to remember why people were convinced of the insidiousness of this film in the first place.
Film Review - One of Them Days
If you’re looking for a bit of lighthearted fun, One of Them Days is one release you won’t want to miss!
Film Review - Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh continues his prolific ‘post-retirement’ run with Black Bag, a tightly-wound spy thriller that is as cleverly composed as it is devilishly paranoid.
Film Review - The Alto Knights
While it most likely won’t be regarded as a mobster classic when compared to some of Scorsese’s other masterpieces it is trying to channel, The Alto Knights is still a well-enough-made film that fans of the mobster genre will be able to glean some enjoyment from the feature.
Film Review - The Elephant Man
From a young age, the film stuck in my mind as undyingly sympathetic, and upon my revisiting it recently, I love it more than ever as not only the purest demonstration of Lynch’s ability to thrive within the studio system, but also the directorial attention to his own idiosyncratic way of loving the people of the world around him.
Film Review - The Monkey
The Monkey is a weird and fundamentally unserious, yet somehow still kind of moving experience. The end result is an absolutely fantastic time at the movies, a testament to taking wild career swings and giving the audience the maximum bang for their buck in terms of entertainment value.
Film Review - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a tale bound to resonate with every woman’s experiences.
Film Review - The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl is a reflection on how the end is just the beginning, and the whimsy of girlhood can persevere into womanhood.
Film Review - Heart Eyes
Heart Eyes is certainly a commendable addition to the horror-comedy genre, offering a refreshing take on the slasher formula without reinventing the wheel.
Film Review - Presence
Stephen Soderbergh […], makes a return to experimental filmmaking with Presence: a modernised ghost story serving as a deliberate subversion of the genre itself.
Film Review - Queer
Though Queer has all the ingredients of a great drama, its delivery misses the mark.
Film Review - Babygirl
Reijn suggests that pleasure has an interstitial quality, making it neither good nor evil, only a key part of life.
Film Review - Companion
Dating and relationships, especially in the modern world, can be a real horror.
Film Review - Wolf Man
As far as January horror movies go, you could do worse, but howling about Wolf Man, you will not be.
Film Review - The Brutalist
Nothing in the film really ‘fails’, per se, and if there were a universal, objective checklist of things that make a Good Movie–there isn’t, by the way–The Brutalist meets them all.
Film Review - Moana 2
“What lies beyond” Moana 2’s eye-catching animation and lavish island and ocean scenes, is a celebration of culture and identity that Disney has somehow gotten right after so many ill-fated attempts at representation in recent times.
Film Review - Kraven the Hunter
As I watched Kraven the Hunter, I couldn't help but reflect on my experience with the Sony universe on the whole. Is it really possible that this was ever going to work?
Film Review - Anora
Anora is a technical masterpiece - Baker’s approach to casting leads the audience to believe they’re watching a documentary instead of a drama.