NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Dinner In America
Dinner in America is a legitimately funny and emotional film
NIGHTSTREAM 2020: It Cuts Deep
It Cuts Deep never really gets under its viewers’ skin and is far too tame
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Sorkin still isn’t nearly as strong of a director as he is a scribe, but The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a welcome step up from Molly’s Game
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Structural issues prevent The Forty-Year-Old Version from being truly great but do nothing to stop it from being immensely enjoyable
The Social Dilemma
The Social Dilemma is equally absorbing and bone-chilling
I Used to Go Here
I Used to Go Here might not approach its themes in an original way, but the film is admirably low-key and contains an excess of charm
Host
While nothing special, Host has its own unique charm
John Lewis: Good Trouble
John Lewis: Good Trouble is poorly put together and attempts to cover far too much of Lewis’ life
MALCOLM X: Spike Lee’s Symbol of Hope and Guidance
Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Alexander Holmes pens an essay on the exploration of the titular character found in Spike Lee’s MALCOLM X
SCHOOL DAZE: An Exploration of Race, Gender and Class Politics
Continuing our SPIKE LEE RETROSPECTIVE in support of BLM, Alexander Holmes explores Race, Gender and Class Politics in Spike Lee’s School Daze
Vast of Night
The Vast of Night is the kind of film that stirs the imagination and makes the future of cinema seem like a bright place in these dark times
Space Force
Space Force isn’t a good idea in the real world, and is an even worse idea on television.
Becoming
While Becoming never goes that deep, it works on a superficial level as an enjoyable throwback to old times.
The Goldfish
What The Goldfish lacks in humour it makes up for with its sweet nature
The Clone Wars - S7E12: Victory and Death
The titular wars are over, and Star Wars itself will never be the same.
The Clone Wars - S7E11: Shattered
Shattered will go down in the canon as one of the very best associated with The Clone Wars, and for a good reason
KAGEMUSHA: Akira Kurosawa's re-evaluation of the Samurai genre and its influence on Star Wars
Alexander Holmes takes a look at the deconstruction and revaluation of lore and tropes in Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha and its influence on Star Wars
The Clone Wars - S7E10: The Phantom Apprentice
From the outset of The Phantom Apprentice, it is made immediately clear through an eerie lack of opening music that this is going to get dark – and dark it does get
The Clone Wars - S7E9: Old Friends Not Forgotten
Perfectly paced action, emotional character interactions and a cinematic palette to boot, it is the quintessential Clone Wars episode
THE BAD SLEEP WELL: The cinematic impact and influence on the Movie Brat Pack of the 1970s
Alexander Holmes takes a look at the cinematic impact and influence of Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well on 1970s auteurs George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma and Francis Ford Coppola