How I Lost It At The Movies

My review of the superb film that is Daniel Day-Lewis final film. Despite him as the star this is a women’s film with his character manipulated with a touch of Hitchcock.

My review of this ambitious but ultimately failing film

My discussion about The Post as a homage to seventies cinema.

My review of this Ridley Scott film talks about its pace, acting and the dramatic release of the film.

My take on the latest Star Wars film Last Jedi. An underwhelming instalment after the freshness of Rogue One.

My thoughts on a film hailed as the funniest of 2017. I argue it is also a great drama in part due to Simon Russell Beale’s performance as Beria

Review of a Hitchcock classic restored in a 4K digital print.

My review looks at why Blade Runner 2049 is bigger, bolder and asks even bigger questions of its audience.

This is a extreme film in the spirit of Ken Russell but more influenced by Brunel and Polanski.

Based on the novel by Stephen King. This is an effective horror film with a truly frightening clown who loses his ability to frighten the longer the film goes on.

Snow eats the soul in this film that's has a strong sense of the environment it depicts. The crime case is secondary.

A film that explores death and dying Indian style.

Detroit is an effective and sometimes powerful film about race riots in Detroit in 1967. At its best its depiction of the riots is Kathryn Bigelow at her best. The Algiers hotel focus less so.

Despite its title I found this film to be humanist. Listen to find out why.

My film review of England is mine. It looks at the lead singer of the Smiths in his early 70s as he rubs up against working class Manchester of the 1970s.

This film could have been called Girlfriend in a Coma. I discuss the films comedy as it grow a big emotional core.

I discuss Overlord as a companion piece to Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk.

My review looks the film as a kind on anti-traditional war film done at scale.

My review of Sofia Coppola film The Beguiled (2017) with reference to the original Don Siegel version from the early seventies.

This is my review of the film that I liked. Hear why I Iiked it and the one flaw of the film.

Why are Marvel films to long? Or are they? Spider-Man Homecoming is 2hr 13 mins. Is this to long?

Film review of the overrated Baby Driver • Baby Driver. Why it might not be good listening to the soundtrack before seeing