SUFFRAGETTE (2015)
byWonder Woman is a child of the suffragette movement. The symbols we associate with her strength and power belonged to the American feminists who came…
GENRE: HISTORICAL
THE FINEST HOURS (2016)
byWith Brooklyn, Carol, and now The Finest Hours, films set in 1952 are having a bit of a moment. Here, the story being told is…
THE WALK (2015)
byThe Walk is by no means perfect. In fact, it’s all too easy to pull apart, if you so desire. The dialogue is very expository,…
SPOTLIGHT (2015)
byTom McCarthy’s sober, clear-eyed take on the Boston Catholic Church child abuse scandal, and how the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative team uncovered the story, is…
JOY (2015)
byIf there were a recipe that could be applied to David O. Russell’s output of the last few years, it would go something like this:…
THE DANISH GIRL (2015)
byFollowing on from their respective awards successes of late, a team-up between director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) should…
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015)
byBridge of Spies (or Mr. Hanks Goes to East Berlin) is a seriously classy piece of refined, plush cinema that manages to balance the heft…
EVEREST (2015)
byWhen a film’s based on a true story, it often means it’s telling such an incredible story that it’s hard to believe it’s actually true;…