Crowning Glory | The Crown
The Crown takes a rare look at the formative years of Queen Elizabeth, and chronicles the royal family’s escapades through the 20th century. Does it stack up well? Or is is just aimless royalty-porn?
The Unknown Girl ties everything up in the end
The Dardenne brothers tie together multiple plot lines like a beautiful bow on a Christmas present
The sound and the fury of Spike Lee
Chi-Raq marks a return to form for Spike Lee, and its breathless anger is urgently needed in these troubled times.
The Grand Tour
Despite its flaws, The Grand Tour is an amicable successor to the Top Gear of old
The disquieting strangeness of Blue Velvet
David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, being reissued for the 30th anniversary this month, introduced the world to the themes that would run through the director’s work for the next three decades. A stunning world of glamour and grime, Blue Velvet is a masterpiece.
Moana
Moana, the latest offering from Disney, eschews the traditional princess story, in favour of a sunny escape from the miseries of 2016
Invasion!
The real fun is in seeing the different characters interact
Documentary Corner | Citizenfour
Ben Collier reviews a film that will send chills down your spine
Working Girls | The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience is an intriguing look at the widely acknowledged problem to student finance and how far people have to go to pay it off. So, does this TV drama do justice to it’s weighty topic?
Documentary Corner | James Marsh Special
James Marsh is acclaimed as one of the best documentarians working today. Ben Collier takes a look at two of his most famous works, Man on Wire and Project Nim, to latest if the man can live up to all that hype (spoiler: not really...)
Big Talk | Speechless
The comedy is disarming and charming, but still manages to maintain a wry edge. It very much has the feel of a coming of age comedy
A stunning study of everyday beauty
Jim Jarmusch’s latest work Paterson is a breathtaking exploration of day-to-day life, blissful love, and the sheer power of poetry.