Review: Hubie Halloween (2020) – One Man And His Thermos

Adam Sandler in Hubie Halloween While we all can point to a recent film in Adam Sandler's glut of shabby comedy outings as a guilty pleasure, be it one of his recent Netflix releases or before, at least one of them hit a cord with you. Or maybe it didn't. It's hard not to accept …

Review: Bloodshot (2020) – Second Chance Superhero

Vin Diesel in Bloodshot Before the advent of cinematic universes and linking comic book movies, Bloodshot may well have been an acceptable and new addition to the now overly saturated sub-genre. However this Vin Diesel starring feature comes about 10 years too late as it feels like a pale imitation of a 2010s video game …

Review: Buffaloed (2020) – Get Bitch Quick

Zoey Deutch in Buffaloed One of the little known hustles in America is how people are exploiting personal debt for their own gain and this debt epidemic has given way to a brand new form of organised crime. It doesn't sound like the makings of a decent comedy but Buffaloed is a riot, a fiercely …

Review: Rocks (2020) – Inner City Living

Bukky Bakray in Rocks At its most simple, Sarah Gavron's Rocks is a hard hitting drama about two siblings trying to manage when they are suddenly abandoned by their depressive mother, forced to fend for themselves in central London. It is in this setting, that Rocks proves itself a believable and honest snapshot of inner …

Review: A Secret Love (2020) – A Hidden Life

Terry Donaghue and Pat Henschel in A Secret Love \There is a quote from George Eliot's Middlemarch at the beginning of Terreance Malick's A Hidden Life about how for a society to succeed or even flourish it requires the little known stories of people you often wouldn't take any notice of. Chris Bolan's documentary A …

Review: I’m Thinking Of Ending Things (2020) – A Lives Lived

Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette and David Thewlis No name comes to mind quicker when trying to think of a writer/director who has a singularly original take on the surreal than Charlie Kaufman, a truly unique presence in cinematic storytelling. That is why his decision to adapt his latest film, the gnawingly titled I'm …

Review: Enola Holmes (2020) – Sister Act

Millie Bobby Brown in Enola Holmes Even in the last 10 years, I can count on two hands the number of adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, either in film or on television with versions played by Robert Downey Jr, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ian McKellan among the few from recent years worth mentioning. Some might say this …

Review: Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020) – Delightfully Dated

Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in Bill & Ted Face The Music Its been 29 years since we last checked in with lovable imbeciles Theodore Logan (Keanu Reeves) and Bill Preston (Alex Winter), back when even then we had to believe 27 year old Reeves was a fresh faced teenager looking to save the world …

Review: The Roads Not Taken (2020) – To Be or Not To Be

Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning in The Roads Not Taken Regret, despite playing heavily through performances isn't usually a visual concept, one you can tangibly feel through a simple sunrise or a faded photo in a wallet. Sally Potter makes regret visible in her latest feature The Roads Not Taken, something you can physically recoil …

Review: The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) – Seasons Change

Geraldine Viswanathan and Dacre Montgomery in The Broken Hearts Gallery There is something inherently kitschy about Natalie Krinsky's The Broken Hearts Gallery from its classic 90's rom-com feel to how it embraces the idiosyncrasies of a new generation of New York newcomers and the fresh perspective they bring with them. It's also a film that …