Category: Reviews
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One Night in Miami (2020) Review – London Film Festival
On paper, One Night in Miami sounds like one of those films that you would conjure up in a dizzying daydream, the cinematic equivalent of asking what it would be like to be a fly on the wall in any room in history. The film, written by Kemp Powers based off his own play of…
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I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Review
I’m Thinking of Ending Things is Charlie Kaufman’s highly-anticipated third directorial effort, following 2008’s existential nightmare Synecdoche, New York and 2015’s stop-motion psychology comedy Anomalisa. It follows a woman (Jessie Buckley) and her boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) who take a trip to visit his parents (David Thewlis & Toni Collette). It is based on the novel…
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Tenet (2020) Review
I want to preface this by explaining some important rules. Tenets, if you will. This is both a spoiler-free and spoiler-filled review. As signposted below, the first section will be a spoiler-free elucidation of my general thoughts and where it stands in Nolan’s filmography for me. Then, for those who have seen the film already,…
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The Kissing Booth 2 – Review
I’m assuming if you’re reading this you’re either a diehard supporter of this blog, in which case congratulations on your excellent taste or you’re planning to watch/have watched The Kissing Booth 2, in which case also congratulations on your excellent taste. Just kidding, you should probably rethink that decision. The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) was…
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Palm Springs (2020): Review
As we reach a point in the pandemic where the industry is starting to consider what it would take to release films theatrically again, all eyes seem to be pointing towards the year’s big blockbusters to light the beacon and lead us back into those hallowed auditoriums with our ridiculously-portioned popcorn and drinks the size…
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How To Build A Girl (2020) Review
It’s simple. I see Beanie Feldstein, I watch. I pretty much knew nothing about this film besides that fact that Beanie was in it and that adorable poster of her in the top hat. That was more than enough to sell me and it was exactly what I signed up for. How To Build A…
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The Half Of It (2020) Review
Premise: When a well-meaning but inexpressive jock asks her to write a love letter to his crush, straight-A student Ellie Chu ends up discovering a lot about herself, love, and life itself. These nice Netflix originals in the YA genre have been hit and miss with me so far, at least out of the ones…
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European Independent Film Festival – Opening Night Round Up
Hello everyone! Hope you’re all keeping safe and staying indoors as much as possible! Tonight, 23rd April 2020, marked the opening night and commencement of the European Independent Film Festival, something I admittedly hadn’t been aware of until this year. Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, the decision was made to make the selected…
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Quadratura (2020) Short Film Review
Short films often go under-appreciated due to the simple fact that there’s a lack of awareness regarding the short film as a valid medium. There’s no theatrical release, rarely is there a big name actor/director to rally an audience behind a short film. But the truth is it that there a lot of value to…
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) Review
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD My knowledge of this film sprouted very quickly. I had heard of writer-director Eliza Hittman developing a new project, but I lost touch with it and forgot about it before it came to fruition. As I thoroughly enjoyed her previous film Beach Rats (2017), I knew that I would enjoy her latest…
When The Credits Roll 