Review by Katie Lynch Outside the Wire (Mikael Håfström, 2021) is a sci-fi action flick set in the near future during a civil war in Ukraine. The protagonists are an emotionless drone pilot (Damson Idris), detached from the horror he inflicts upon the people on the ground, and a robot man (Anthony Mackie) who believesContinue reading “Outside the Wire”
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One Night in Miami
Review by Luke Bradley One Night in Miami (Regina King) is a fictitious account of a real meeting between four Black icons – Cassius Clay (Eli Goree), Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.), and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) – in the aftermath of Clay’s heavyweight championship victory in February 1964. Based onContinue reading “One Night in Miami”
History of Swear Words
Review by Oz Russell “History of Swear Words” is a new documentary series on Netflix, with a sweary Nicolas Cage serving as its host. The show uses a traditional talking head format, and the experts that the directors have assembled are almost all engaging, entertaining, and relevant: former Merriam Webster Dictionary editor Kory Stamper, historianContinue reading “History of Swear Words”
Pieces of a Woman
Review by Mia Sherry There are a lot of famous long takes that have gone down in history: the Goodfellas (Martin Scorcese, 1990) Copacabana scene, the infamous tricycle shot in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of The Shining, more recently, there’s the entirety of 1917 (Sam Mendes, 2020) and Birdman (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2014). Usually, theseContinue reading “Pieces of a Woman”
Soul
Review by Eimear Johnson Soul (Pete Docter, 2020) follows jazz-loving middle school band teacher Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) who, on the cusp of his big break, suddenly finds himself on the verge between life and death. With his soul separated from his body, Joe races to rejoin them and find a way home, as wellContinue reading “Soul”
The Midnight Sky
Review by Seamus Conlon The Midnight Sky (2020) is George Clooney’s answer to the entertainment industry shutdown. In his high budget sci-fi film released on Netflix this Wednesday, Clooney plays Augustine, a dreary bearded scientist who struggles to warn a group of astronauts about an unspecified global catastrophe on earth. I started this movie expectingContinue reading “The Midnight Sky”
Christmas Films
Three of our contributors review their favourite festive flicks. Paddington Dearbhla Shirt When I think festive, I think Paddington (Paul King, 2014). While the Christmassy setting is not necessary to the plotline of the film, it adds the certain magic and miracle that emanates from the winter season. The film centres around the popular children’sContinue reading “Christmas Films”
The Prom
Review by Katie Lynch The Prom (Ryan Murphy, 2020) is a musical about a group of Broadway stars who cross the country to help a young girl who has been banned from bringing her girlfriend to her school prom. The Broadway alumni are played by Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, and Andrew Rannells, threeContinue reading “The Prom”
Wonder Woman 1984
Review by Kate L. Ryan In Wonder Woman 1984 (Patty Jenkins, 2020), the titular Amazonian superhero is back, no longer on the grim battlefields of WWI but now in the glittery world of the 1980s. While the message at the heart of the film may be too on-the-nose for some, viewers who can suspend theirContinue reading “Wonder Woman 1984”
I’m Your Woman
Review by Catherine Callahan Our protagonist, Jean, dons oversized sunglasses, a floor-length fuchsia robe, and dangles her cigarette languidly. Within our first glimpse of Amazon Prime’s newest release, I’m Your Woman (2020), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-) star Rachel Brosnahan replaces “Midge” Maisel’s ‘60s charm with that of a sullen ‘70s bombshell. The camera cranesContinue reading “I’m Your Woman”
