De Gaulle: Resistance is a bit over two and a half hours long. I had braced myself for this and laid in supplies of coffee and lollies to prevent the dreaded afternoon sleepies which so often plague me at the cinema, but this mix of wartime and personal drama was so engaging and exciting that when the film ended I was still wide awake and a bit surprised that it was over already.
Category: Film Reviews
Coyote vs Acme…..plays with the tropes and the lingo of courtroom dramas, cop shows, political thrillers, horror movies, detective dramas, corporate exposes and buddy movies.
The Rivals of Amziah King has an interesting cultural and landscape setting, but it’s full of plot-holes, and the sometimes nasty violence doesn’t sit well with its mission to be quirky and heartwarming.
The Sheep Detectives works both as a moral fable and as a whodunnit. …
‘…ridiculously skinny scowling models teeter and swagger on dangerously high heels in bikinis and filmy body suits, one topped by a stupid outsize furry hat, another clad in what looks like a cross between a puffer suit and a decompression chamber.’
Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) plays the central character Becket Redfellow in this black crime comedy about a […]
I honestly don’t know why this movie got such good reviews, even from the usually reliable Roger Ebert […]
An absolute gem of a film. It’s the true story of Scottish man John Davidson who suffers severe Tourette […]
‘…not just a documentary or a concert film, but rather a project that befits the magnitude of Elvis as a performer but also offers deeper revelations of his humanity and inner life.’
My Brother’s Band (En Fanfare in French) Interesting French movie about the reunion of two brothers separated at […]