Escape from Pretoria – You won’t believe it’s a true story ★★★★
Based on true events, Escape From Pretoria follows Tim Jenkin (Daniel Radcliffe) who was arrested for distributing leaflets against the…
Dark Waters: a poignant attack on chemical giants and human greed ★★★★
By Francesca Liberatore Vaselli Dark Waters uncovers the DuPont scandal, where lawyer Robert Billot (Mark Ruffalo) sued American chemical giant…
Emma: It’s what Austen would have wanted ★★★★
2020 is the year ‘unlikeable’ women get their due and I am loving it – first Amy March, and now…
Waiting for Anya: Not worth the wait ★★
Tackling the Holocaust warrants bravery and rendering such a tragedy into fiction for young audiences is a noble intention. Upon…
Bombshell – fox in the #MeToo hen house
There’s an irony of a proto-MeToo movement taking place in the halls of the fiercely conservative Fox News’ offices in…
Call Me When You Get This: In conversation with Sebastian Mullen
Call Me When You Get This premiered on the 31st of January 2020. Second-year IR student Sebastian Mullen wrote, starred…
Just Mercy – redemption, justice, and more besides ★★★
Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx star in this refined, fresh, yet emotionally bruising interpretation of the relationship between lawyer…
1917 – Sam Mendes’ meticulous craft has no limitations
This World War One drama can be summed up very simply: Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Corporal Blake…
Jojo Rabbit – Offensive, bland, rubbish ★
New Zealand actor and director Taika Waititi made headlines in early 2019 when he announced his sixth feature film. Jojo…
January 2020 – Starting the year with a bang!
The best of January films, tv shows, theatre productions, albums, and books to suit all tastes FILM To start the…
