Jamie Bell
Is Andrew Haigh okay? Silly question: Of course he isn’t, he’s a filmmaker. An auteur,…
Seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife, an elite Navy SEAL uncovers a covert plot that threatens to engulf the United States and Russia in war.
William Hopson dives deep into how the power of Elton John music elevated his classic music to new heights in 2019’s Rocketman.
Skin manages a few gripping moments thanks to its cast but can’t string them together into something meaningful.
In Skin, a young man, raised by racist skinheads, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist.
Rocketman is big screen entertainment done right, an inventive rock-opera that brims with energy and color.
Donnybrook ends with a final battle for the ages. It’s just a shame that the road leading there is a miserable slog.
Rocketman is a musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years.
Away from the hype and the Twitter hubbub and the behind the scenes stories, Fantastic Four is still a very bad movie. Hopefully, it hasn’t put the final nail in the coffin of perspective Fantastic Four adaptations.
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool is not a faultless affair, but the central love story and performances make up for its minor flaws.
6 Days is a mostly well-made film based on true events, but its similarity to our current political climate makes it an uncomfortable watch.
Fantastic Four is a film that people wanted to hate from the start. First, there was the controversial casting of Michael B. Jordan as the traditionally white character Johnny Storm; shortly following this was the discovery that Victor Von Doom was a computer hacker instead of a brilliant inventor; finally, there was the casting itself, which involved younger characters just finishing high school, whereas most adaptations of the story present the Fantastic Four as adults.
Anyone who enjoys a complex character should see Filth. We discuss the movie’s representation of corruption and explanations for criminal behavior.
