86.5% 2017 ( USA | UK ) ( Family, Fantasy, Musical ) DIRECTOR: Bill Condon STARRING: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans A member’s choice film. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a glittering, swirling, twirling production that proves they can still make them like they did in the good old days. This live-action ‘Beauty And The Beast’ … Read more
53.1% 2015 (Chile | France | USA | Hong Kong) ( Biography, Drama, History ) DIRECTOR: Pablo Larraín STARRING:Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig The assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 sent shockwaves around the globe but it was also a moment of private grief for his widow and children. Jackie ventures into the life … Read more
91.5% 2015 ( Sweden ) ( Comedy, Drama ) ( Swedish and Persian with English subtitles )) DIRECTOR: Hannes Holm STARRING: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel A Man Called Ove became an international bestseller several years ago, chronicling the life of a grumpy old curmudgeon and the unlikely friendship he strikes up … Read more
84.9% 2016 ( Czech Republic | UK | USA ) ( Biography, Drama, History ) DIRECTOR: Niki Caro STARRING: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl Based on the book by Diane Ackerman, Jessica Chastain is on dignified form in the true story of Antonina Zabinska who, along with her husband, sheltered Jews from the Warsaw ghetto during … Read more
13.6% Intense, emotional, and ingeniously twisted, Green Room is genre film making at its best and most original.
86.8% Hacksaw Ridge is a gripping wartime tribute to faith, valour, and the courage of remaining true to one’s convictions.
57.9% ‘The Handmaiden’ is a twisty, twisted, psycho-sexual thriller, in which, for all its explicit content, nothing is quite as it appears.
68.8% The Lost City of Z’s stately pace and visual grandeur hearken back to classic exploration epics, and Charlie Hunnam turns in a masterful performance as its complex protagonist.
78.6% There’s something appealingly old-fashioned about “Their Finest”, a film that recalls with warmth and humour the glory days of British cinema, and includes some lovely acting, particularly from Nighy. It effortlessly combines comedy and wartime drama to crowd-pleasing effect.
71.1% “A Monster Calls” is a fantastical children’s tale with grown-up elements that recalls the inventive, imaginative work of directors Guillermo Del Toro or Tim Burton, and is a better movie than either of them have made in years.