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…
drama Jungle (Where Life Crawls) 17th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ As impressive as the artistic performance was, witnessing Leonardo DiCaprio writhing around in The Revenant (2015) for three hours made me more than a little wary of committing to…
drama Ip Man (Battle of the Giants) 15th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ Chinese action drama Ip Man (2008), written by Edmond Wong, was meant to be the first of a successful film series starring charismatic Donnie Yen. Even though the biopic…
drama Spinners (Losing Grip) 13th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★ Timothée Chalamet has received enough nods to become a household name, recognised by all as a gracefully budding actor. So when I came across his short film Spinners, my…
animation Pachamama (Crawling to El Dorado) 12th May 202026th May 2020 ★★ The trailer for Netflix's 2018 Pachamama promised a rare glimpse into the culture surrounding Mother Cosmos, worshipped by the indigenous people of the Andes. Instead, the film took certain…
sci-fi Code 8 (Error) 11th May 202026th May 2020 ★ Canadian mid-budget Code 8 (2019) has been on a steady rise in the Netflix Top 10 category for the past week, urging viewers to give it a go with…
animation Sky Blue (Chewing on Bullets) 9th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ It wasn't the ferociously grey setting of Sky Blue (alternative title: Wonderful Days) that still haunts me. It wasn't the compelling love triangle, or the sleek portrayal of sacrifice…
drama Handsome Devil (Looks Aren’t Everything) 8th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★ As an ardent fan of Father Ted, I knew I was in for a treat when Ardal O'Hanlon's innocent eyes floated to the surface of Handsome Devil. However, my…
thriller The Man from Nowhere (Dream Walking) 7th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ Long before John Wick restored action films to their former glory in the West, The Man from Nowhere [Korean title: Ajeossi, which translates to "Mister"] was taking South Korea by…
comedy Bad Seeds (A Bittersweet Treat) 6th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ In the depths of the quarantine, a French comedy seemed like an appropriate choice for a slow Friday night. With its belly-poking humour, the trailer for Netflix’s Bad Seeds [original…
thriller The Platform (A Blurry Descent) 5th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★ Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s debut sci-fi horror The Platform was released on Netflix a few days before the quarantine started. Now, if this has been good or bad timing depends on…
comedy Journey To Greenland (Snow Gazing) 4th May 202026th May 2020 ★★★ The idea of fleeing a buzzing city lifestyle seems endlessly appealing to many of us [see: Into the Wild]. However, this escape is usually portrayed as something viscerally inescapable. Calculated.…
drama Like Father, Like Son (Running on Ice) 3rd May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★★ Childhood seems to be a recurring theme of exploration for Japanese director and screenwriter Hirokazu Kore-eda [Nobody Knows, Still Walking]. In his 2013 multi-awarded Like Father, Like Son, the…
thriller The Son (A Choking Intuition) 2nd May 202026th May 2020 ★★★★ Thrillers are spectacular at honing in on our fears, dissecting them before our eyes and serving up a steaming plate of digestible trauma. They promise a scalpel-sharp edge that…
romance Swept Away (Not Far Enough) 1st May 202026th May 2020 ★ Times of ongoing quarantine call for a film that serves as an entertaining adventure, light comedy/romance, and a source of beautiful landscapes. The Netflix trailer for Swept Away, a…
