Film review by Jason Day of Mommie Dearest, starring Faye Dunaway as movie legend Joan Crawford.
Drama
Mommie Dearest (1981). Film review – 4/5 stars.
50 Shades Darker (2017). 2/5 stars for this ‘half way up the stairs’ eroticism
Film review by Jason Day of 50 Shades Darker, the glossy S&M romance starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan.
Romance
Hidden Figures (2016). 5/5 stars for this engrossing drama.
Film review by Jason Day of Hidden Figures about the hitherto unknown contribution made to the US space programme in the 1960’s by black, female mathematicians.
Drama
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Film review by Jason Day of The Lego Batman Movie, based on DC Comics characters and the children’s toy bricks.
Animated
Moonlight (2016). Film review – 4/5 stars.
Film review by Jason Day of Moonlight about a young boy in Miami and the kindly drug dealer who helps him begin his journey to manhood.
Drama
Split (2016). Film review – the worst movie ever made?
Film review by Jason Day of Split, the psychological horror movie by M. Night Shyamalan starring James McAvoy as a man with multiple personality disorder.
Horror
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) film review: 3/5 stars
Film review by Jason Day of the war movie Hacksaw Ridge, starring Andrew Garfield and directed by Mel Gibson.
War
Why you should see the film Sing (2016)
Read my film review of the animated film Sing (with the voices of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon) for reasons why you should see it too.
Animation
La La Land (2016). Read this review for why this toe-tapping, fun musical doesn’t quite step in time.
Film review by Jason Day of the modern-day musical La La Land, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
Musical
Manchester By the Sea (2016). Read this review to find out how this slow-burn drama catches fire
Film review by Jason Day of Manchester By the Sea, starring Casey Affleck as a troubled divorcee who is ‘gifted’ the chance to look after his teenage nephew, following his brother’s death.
Drama
