the art of old films
Old doesn’t mean the hard hitting box office slams of the 2000s or the love stories to the tune of…
“Moonlight is a Beautiful Ode to Beauty and Suffering”
This article originally appeared in the Beaver issue of Tuesday January 10, 2017. Barry Jenkins’ Oscars contender, adapted from…
Top Ten Films of 2017
“Dunkirk” (wri-dir. Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan’s World War Two epic fulfilled its lofty expectations when it debuted in July, the…
“Hello, Gorgeous” is a fitting celebration of Barbra Streisand
“Barbra: The Music, The Mem’ries, The Magic”, now streaming on Netflix, is a glamorous celebration of Barbra Streisand’s stunning musical…
Just playin’ around: “Battle of the Sexes” and “The Florida Project”
By Adam Solomons “Battle of the Sexes” isn’t a particularly subtle film, nor is it trying to be. It’s about…
Has TV outdone Cinema?
Television today looks very different to what it looked like twenty years ago, and it’s not just because our screens…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Top 3 Theories
Rajan Chander runs through three of the most popular fan-theories surrounding next month’s mega-release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”.…
“Justice League” is a terrible movie. And there’ll be many more just like it.
If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try, try again Perhaps this well-known proverb is Warner Brothers Studios’ mission statement.…
Bourgeois escape and escapism: Breathe and Call Me By Your Name
Andy Serkis’ directorial debut, starring Andrew Garfield and Clare Foy, plus one of the films of the year, featuring Armie…
Roar with laughter at “The Death of Stalin”
“The Death of Stalin” is a triumphant and refreshing success for political satire. Armando Iannucci has pulled it off again.…
