drama Cook Off (Smoke and Mirrors) 4th Jul 20204th Jul 2020 ★★ "We all encounter difficulties" Tomas Brickhill's 2017 Zimbabwean romantic drama Cook Off defied all odds when it was picked up by Netflix. Unfortunately, its severe filming conditions make it…
Films Top 3 (June) 30th Jun 20205th Jul 2020 3rd Place Green Frontier (Spanish: Frontera Verde) What starts off as a murder case evolves into a transcending journey from the microcosm of the self, to the macrocosm of the…
thriller Open Your Eyes (and Mind) 29th Jun 202029th Jun 2020 ★★★★★ “It’s not important what you see, but what I see. It’s my dream” Everyone seems to know Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001), starring Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz, but what about the…
classic Indiscreet (and Blind) 26th Jun 202026th Jun 2020 ★★★★ "There is no sincerity like a woman telling a lie" Stanley Donen's Indiscreet (1958) not only reunited Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman after their work in Hitchcock's Notorious (1946),…
drama Wasp Network (Out of Range) 22nd Jun 202022nd Jun 2020 ★★★ "You think the FBI can tolerate such activities on American soil? I highly doubt it" The 1990s are known for the dissolution of the Soviet Union (December 1991), the…
Series Crashing (and Burning) 19th Jun 202019th Jun 2020 ★★ "- You look like a child. - Thank you." With Fleabag (2016 - 2019) and Killing Eve (2018 - present) hailed as two of the wittiest shows on our…
thriller The Invisible Guest (Returns) 15th Jun 202019th Jun 2020 ★★★★ "There will be no salvation without suffering, and you're not smarter than I am." Picking up from where he left off in The Body, Oriol Paolo directed the Spanish…
drama Loving Vincent (From Afar) 12th Jun 202019th Jun 2020 ★★★★★ "You want to know so much about his death, but what do you know of his life?" This 2017 experimental animated biographical drama about the life of Vincent van…
animation Princess Mononoke (Decrowned) 10th Jun 202010th Jun 2020 ★★★★★ "Cut off a wolf's head and it still has the power to bite." A masterpiece that needs no introduction is this 1997 Japanese animated fantasy war film, written and…
Series Green Frontier (Enter, If You Dare) 8th Jun 20208th Jun 2020 ★★★★ "Mother Jungle, a demon has set foot in your entrails." Hidden jewels on Netflix do exist, but coming upon a pure emerald stone – a film so green and…
comedy Chopsticks (Out of Playdough) 6th Jun 20206th Jun 2020 ★ "When shit happens in my life, I turn it into fertiliser." Unlike Danny Boyle's British drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Netflix's Chopsticks promised a dose of quirkiness and fast-paced humour.…
drama 4L (or not 4L) 4th Jun 20204th Jun 2020 ★★ "How's life treating you?- We're not talking. I don't bother life and she leaves me alone." The latest Spanish dramedy featured on Netflix promises a life-changing road trip through…
drama Beats (Drop the…) 2nd Jun 20203rd Jun 2020 ★★★★ "This is Chicago. Both my brothers are dead and I'm standing here." With music-centred dramas like Step Up (2006) and High School Musical (2006) once at the heart of…
Films Top 3 (May) 1st Jun 202027th Jun 2020 3 . Bad Seeds (2018) In third place we have this French comedy-drama, which blends dread and humour so seamlessly, that it leaves bruises. Carving out moments of raucous laughter…
adventure The Fall (A Blood-Spattered Canvas) 31st May 202031st May 2020 ★★★★ Tarsem Singh’s adventure/fantasy film The Fall (2006) is an ode to visual arts, colours and costumes, staying true to his debut The Cell (2000), which introduced us to his…
comedy The Lovebirds (A Passionless Affair) 29th May 202029th May 2020 ★★ Having seen The Big Sick (2017), co-written by Kumail Nanjiani, I couldn't help but feel a jolt of excitement when I came across his role in The Lovebirds, which…
comedy Death at a Funeral (Frenzy Overload) 27th May 202028th May 2020 ★★★★ Contrary to lukewarm - or even bashing - critic reviews, audiences seem to have a different opinion on Frank Oz's 2007 black comedy, or rather farce, Death at a…
animation Princes & Princesses (Down the Rabbit Hole) 25th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ Saturday afternoons should be officially dedicated to animation films. Drawn characters have more power over us – whether young or old – than any talented actor in the world.…
comedy Mindhorn (Leaves You Blindsided) 23rd May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ I have never had a hard time rating a film before - then came Mindhorn. Not only was I in constant stitches, but my guffaws also managed to successfully…
romance Lady J (A Devilish Angel) 21st May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★ Period films have a very specific aura about them - a degree of refinement that rarely transcends genres. Lady J [original title: Mademoiselle de Joncquières] was, much like many…
sci-fi Paradise Hills (Slippery At Best) 19th May 202026th May 2020 ★★ Some people would argue that endings are far more important than beginnings. After all, it's the aftertaste that must make us crave the experience all over again. Paradise Hills…
