https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePJF3eOtzCM There's an intriguing story to be told about silent film actress Louise Brooks. A figure beyond her years, her sleek bob hairstyle was the trademark that assisted her in breaking conventions of what was expected of women in the 1920's. A starlet worthy of her own biopic, The Chaperone is sadly not the type of production she as a … [Read more...] about The Chaperone – Film Review
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Swimming With Men – Film Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pzvyIZdXTY Applying a similar formula that drove such features as The Full Monty, Calendar Girls and Kinky Boots to critical and commercial fruition, but utterly failing to inject the humour and heart that those films revealed organically, Swimming With Men is a missed opportunity that unfortunately can't save itself from drowning. Inspired by … [Read more...] about Swimming With Men – Film Review
Hotel Mumbai – Film Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz4jnixs8yA Whilst describing Hotel Mumbai as a thriller isn't inaccurate given how masterfully intense director Anthony Maras's film ultimately is, there's something a little awkward in labelling a real-life horror account that claimed countless lives in such conventional terms. Similarly, how does one brand this as a form of entertainment … [Read more...] about Hotel Mumbai – Film Review
Green Book – Film Review
Whilst there's no doubt that Green Book is entertaining, this "inspired by a true friendship" tale (as proclaimed by the promotional material) commits the cardinal sin of detailing said true story in the wrong manner, or, more correctly, the wrong perspective. Directed by Peter Farrelly (yes, one half of the brotherly duo that helmed such projects as Dumb and Dumber, There's … [Read more...] about Green Book – Film Review
Beautiful Boy – Film Review
Typically when drug addiction is at the centre of a feature film it's the addict themselves that earn prime focus. In the case of Beautiful Boy, it's the family - specifically Steve Carell's concerned father - that is at the story's core as we witness how addiction affects more than just the abuser. Based on both David Sheff's memoir "Beautiful Boy" and Nic Sheff's "Tweak", … [Read more...] about Beautiful Boy – Film Review