Ninotchka is the 1930’s comedy where ‘Garbo laughs!’ as a stern communist official whose romanced by suave Melvyn Douglas in Paris. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
Continue readingNinotchka (1939). Film review of the classic comedy starring Greta Garbo
Dune: Part Two (2024). Film review of the sci-fi spectacle based on the books by Frank Herbert
Science Fiction
Dune: Part 2 is the action-packed science fiction film about warring royal houses in a far off future galaxy, starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Continue readingWicked Little Letters (2023). Film review of the comedy starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley
Comedy
Review of the foul-mouthed British period comedy, based on a true story, about profane poison pen letters sent to a prim and respectable woman.
Continue readingAll of Us Strangers (2023). Romantic drama about a bereaved gay man who falls in love
Romance
Film review of director Andrew Haigh’s film about a gay screenwriter who enters into a relationship with a mysterious man as he finds out his supposedly dead parents are alive.
Continue readingConquest/Marie Walewska (1937). Tragic romance starring Greta Garbo.
Romance
Film review of director Clarence Brown’s period romantic drama with Greta Garbo as a Polish Countess romanced by Napoleon (Charles Boyer).
Continue readingPoor Things (2023).Absurdist, comical take on Frankenstein starring Emma Stone
Comedy
Film review of director Yorgos Lanthimos’ absurdist comedy take on the Frankenstein story. Starring Emma Stone as the captivating ‘Bride’ and Mark Ruffalo.
Continue readingLeave the World Behind (2023). Apocalyptic mystery drama starring Julia Roberts
Drama
Film review of the conversational ‘disaster’ drama starring Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke as middle-class holidaymakers in distress. Directed by Sam Esmail.
Continue readingCocaine Bear (2023). Film review of the comic horror about a drug-addled bear running amok
The Fabelmans (2022). Wistful, charming biographical drama from Steven Spielberg
The Whale (2022). Film review of the drama starring Brendan Fraser
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