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Barbie Is Sunny Splashy & Dishy

Rating: *** There is an art-stopping moment in this mischievous merger  of  myth and  reality where  the  beautiful Margot Robbie… Read More

23rd July 2023

What Makes Tom Cruise The Coolest Star In The World?

If  you have seen Tom Cruise’s heartstopping stunts  in the new Mission Impossible  film you would know he is only… Read More

15th July 2023

Sparta: The Despicable Irony Of A Pedophile As A Protector

Sparta Rating: ** Austrian director Ulrich Seidl’s  Sparta is  a very difficult film to watch.  It tackles one of the worst crimes… Read More

3rd July 2023

Slow Machine Is A Slow-Burning Ordeal

Slow Machine Starring  Stephanie Hayes, Chloë Sevigny, Scott Shepherd Directed by Joe Denardo and Paul Felton Rating: ** I am  not going  to pretend that… Read More

13th August 2021

French Exit Dream Cast But What A Nightmare!

French Exit Starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Frances Price,Lucas Hedges as Malcolm Price,Valerie Mahaffey as Mme. Reynard Directed  by Azazel  Jacobs Rating: ** We all… Read More

15th June 2021

Oslo, True To History, But A Stretch Nonetheless

Oslo(Disney-Hotstar) Starring  Andrew Scott, Ruth Wilson and Jeff Wilbusch, Directed  by  Bartless Sher, Rating: ** Oslo makes you claustrophobic.  It seldom moves out… Read More

14th June 2021

Hansal Mehta: “Everything In Steven Soderbergh’s Film Has Come True”

In  2011 Steven Soderbergh’s film Contagion warned  us  of  a deadly global virus.Hansal Mehta who  is currently infected by  that virus says, “We were… Read More

26th April 2021

Oscars 2021,Why Anthony Hopkins Beat Chadwick Boseman

Standing ovation  for  the  93rd Academy awards. Giving the best actor award to the redoubtable Anthony Hopkins  in place of   the… Read More

26th April 2021

Holly Slept Over: All Talk No Sex

Holly Slept Over(Amazon) Starring  Josh Lawson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Britt Lower, Erinn Hayes, and Ron Livingston Directed  by  Joshua Friedlander Rating: **… Read More

19th April 2021

Quo Vadis,Aida? …An Anti-War Masterpiece Not For The Weakhearted

Quo Vadis, Aida? Starring  Jasna Đuričić as Aida Selmanagić Written & Directed by Jasmila Žbanić Rating: ***** This harrowing masterpiece, shot with the  vividness of a… Read More

14th April 2021

Sometime Other Than Now Mid-Life Crisis

Sometime  Other Than Now Starring Donal Logue, Kate Walsh Directed  by  Dylan McCormick Rating: ** Love stories  about  couples  past  50 … Read More

6th April 2021

Sophie Jones Tells You How To Cope With Grief(There Is No way)

Sophie Jones Starring  Jessica Barr as Sophie Jones,Skyler Verity as Kevin,Claire Manning as Claire,Charlie Jackson as Lucy,Dave Roberts as Aaron,Tristan… Read More

16th March 2021

Tahar Rahim’s Performance Lifts The Mauritanian

The Mauritanian Starring  Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Directed  by  Kevin Macdonald Rating: *** They gave  the  Golden Globe to the wrong… Read More

15th March 2021

The Last Vermeer Review: It Is A Fascinating Look at the Fine Art Of Forgery

 The Last Vermeer Starring   Guy Pearce as Han van Meegeren,Claes Bang as Captain Joseph Piller Directed by Dan Friedkin Rating: ** ½  Dutch painter … Read More

4th March 2021

Savage Sweeping Overwhelming Depiction Of NZ’s Street Gangs

SavageStarring Jake Ryan, John Tui   Written  & Directed  by Sam Kelly Rating: *** Brutal violence as a way of life is … Read More

3rd March 2021

The Golden Globe Awards Make History

Correct me  if I am wrong .But this is the  first time in American cinema’s history that two Black  actors… Read More

1st March 2021