Film review by Jason Day of The Ten Commandments, the religious epic about the life of Moses, produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner.
Historical/Period/Epic
Film review by Jason Day of Network, the seventies satire about the machinations of a failing TV network to capitalise on the on air breakdown of their esteemed news anchor, played by Peter Finch. Co-starring William Holden and Faye Dunaway.
Film review by Jason Day of Battle of the Sexes, an account of the real-life battle between tennis champs Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell.
Sport
Film review by Jason Day of Only the Brave, a disaster drama about a team of ‘hot shots’ training for accreditation to fight forest and bush fires in the USA. Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jennifer Connolly.
Disaster
Film review by Jason Day of Murder on the Orient Express, based on the classic Agatha Christie whodunnit about a murder on the most luxurious train of all, with the great and the good of society amongst the suspects. Starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Crime
Film review by Jason Day of Geostorm, the disaster drama about a weather protection system located in space that is used to destroy the Earth. Starring Gerard Butler and Jim Sturgess.
Disaster
Film review by Jason Day of Breathe, starring Andrew Garfield as real life polio survivor Robin Cavendish and the breakthroughs in palliative care made by him and his wife Diane (Claire Foy). Directed by Andy Serkis.
Drama
Film review by Claire Durrant of Thor: Ragnarok, the latest instalment in the Marvel comic cinematic universe, starring Chris Hemsworth as the hero of Norse myth Thor and co-starring Cate Blanchett.
Action/adventure/fantasy
Film review by Claire Durrant of The Shape of Water, a fantasy adventure about a mute laboratory cleaner (Sally Hawkins) who strikes up a relationship with a ‘classified’ creature.
Film review by Jason Day of Victoria and Abdul, starring Judi Dench as an aged, infirm Queen Victoria and her real-life, close friendship with her Muslim teacher Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal).
Historical/Period/Epic
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