After Love thrusts you into the middle of a domestic war zone. Thanks to the claustrophobia and heightened tension, there are very few moments in the film that aren’t fraught with emotion; whether it be fury, devastation, or even, on occasion, love (or at least what’s left of it).
In the summer films War for the Planet of the Apes, Wonder Woman, and Dunkirk, the serious subject of war is pandered down to its audience.
Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail has been accused of everything from misogyny to being capitalist propaganda – Julia Smith thinks otherwise.
Brave New Jersey is a fictional yet charming look at the aftereffects of Orson Welles’ famous War of the Worlds broadcast on a small town.
Atomic Blonde may be sloppy in structure, but it is oozing with immaculately executed action and a finely tuned performance by Theron.
As a boots on the ground documentary, Whose Streets? offers a first-person perspective on the emotions, aims, and actions of those who participated in the Ferguson uprising.
Riz Ahmed is not only a great actor, but also a musician and a widely-known activist; here is a rundown of his career so far.
What makes Third Star special is its no-holds-barred approach to terminal illness, coupled with its magnificent cast and script.
Landline’s Gillian Robespierre & Jenny Slate understand that female characters can do unlikable things while still earning our empathy.
Marc Webb’s The Only Boy Living In New York stars a tremendous cast, with up-and-comers Callum Turner and Kiersey Clemons looking like they have real chemistry.
The importance and brilliance of colour in film cannot be stressed enough. Colour has the amazing ability to grab the audience’s attention, foreshadow information and control or influence emotion consciously and/or subliminally.
Kuso, though visually interesting at times, is ultimately too disgusting to recommend, and seemingly has no purpose behind it.
Although not a life changing film, let alone a particularly memorable one, Fun Mom Dinner has enough charm to keep you entertained.
Kaurismaki’s latest, The Other Side Of Hope, an intriguing take on the immigration crisis, keeps its important subject at arm’s length.
