Bonnie and Clyde were two of the most infamous criminals of the great depression era, and it's almost shocking how little the two have actually been covered in film in the 8 decades since their blaze-of-glory-like demise; the most famous covering being 1967's Bonnie and Clyde with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, whilst 1958's The Bonnie Parker Story and the 2019 Netflix film … [Read more...] about Dreamland – Film Review
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Bombshell – Film Review
There's something rather ironic about two of the lead focuses in the topical Bombshell - Fox News anchors Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) and Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) - paving the way for the eventual #MeToo movement that would rock the media industry. Kelly and Carlson may not exactly fit people's descriptions of what it is to be a feminist - let us not forget Carlson … [Read more...] about Bombshell – Film Review
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood – Film Review
A staple ingredient of movie-making over the years has been the mythic tales of the industry itself, but in the hands of a genius filmmaker like Quentin Tarantino anything we assumed to know can readily be disregarded. Dispelling myths of its own, Tarantino's ninth production, Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood, arrives off the back-end of rumours that suggested the infamous … [Read more...] about Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood – Film Review
Mary, Queen of Scots – Film review
**Warning: Spoiler alert** Mary was Queen of Scotland for only six years, but she packed a life-full. Crowned at only 6 days old when her father passed, she is shackled off to France for her protection. The film begins with Mary’s (Saoirse Ronan) return to Scotland, age 18 and a widow, to take up reign. The reunion with her half brother Moray (James McArdle) - is a stiff … [Read more...] about Mary, Queen of Scots – Film review