The House With A Clock In Its Walls (2018)

If there is one thing that I would never associate director Eli Roth with, it is films made for children! With pictures like Cabin Fever, The Green Inferno, Knock Knock and the Hostel series to his name, Roth is an esteemed member of the so called ‘Splat Pack’, a collection of filmmakers who have excelled…

A Simple Favor (2018)

It would be fair to say that director Paul Feig has been very much at the forefront of a female centric comedy films for the past decade. With films like Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy and Ghostbusters to his name, it is clear that Feig is in his element when collaborating with talented actresses, telling funny…

The Little Stranger (2018)

For his first film since the 2015 triumph Room, director Lenny Abrahamson has chosen to adapt a Sarah Waters novel, but not the kind of novel you might be imagining. Most strongly known for her popular lesbian themed Victorian narratives like Tipping The Velvet and Fingersmith, Waters departed from her niche in 2009 to give readers…

Lucky (2017)

From Pretty In Pink to The Green Mile to Alien to Christine, it feels like Harry Dean Stanton is one of those figures who has always been present in my cinematic memory, not necessarily stealing the show every time, but popping up in both indie and mainstream delights, some of which are firmly woven in…

American Animals (2018)

Without really thinking too much about it, I would have to say that the majority of my cinematic heist experience has been at the hands of the various Oceans movies over the last fifteen plus years (Ocean’s 8 FTW, don’t @ me). I enjoy the slick, sophisticated nature of that franchise, but having a little…

The Miseducation Of Cameron Post (2018)

When it comes to LGBTQ+ literature, it might be fair to say that the queer coming of age tale is a sub genre, of young adult fiction in particular, that gets a lot of play. As luck would have it, it just so happens that I believe The Miseducation Of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth’s…

Cold War (2018)

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t see nearly as many foreign language films as I should. My 2018 total so far stands at a pitiful two, having caught Loveless and A Fantastic Woman during the last awards season, and wouldn’t you just know it, as the next season starts to come around,…