The Kitchen (2019)

From The Godfather to Scarface to Goodfellas to Casino, it’s fair to say that the gangster/mafia genre has produced not only some of my all time favourite films, but some of the all time best films across the history of cinema. In the same breath, however, it is also undeniably a genre that has underserved…

The Farewell (2019)

Back in 2012, if you would have told me that the woman who released a rap song titled ‘My Vag’ would be fronting a sensitive, poignant, family drama that looks set to be right up there at the top end of awards season, I would have told you to get yourself to the doctor. However,…

Ad Astra (2019)

It’s fair to say that my relationship with most science-fiction is a complicated one. Though much of the actual science and genre rules tend to go completely over my head, there is something about the human themes that arise within sci-fi that I find myself drawn to. Films like Interstellar and Annihilation in recent times…

Hustlers (2019)

One thing that you need to know about me. I love, and I mean love, Jennifer Lopez. From early performances in things like Selena to TV roles in Shades Of Blue to, of course, the music, J. Lo is someone who I have followed for pretty much my entire life, and that stands for the…

Downton Abbey (2019)

From the moment Downton Abbey come to a conclusion on the small screen back in 2015, talk of a big screen outing began almost immediately. Perhaps taking a little longer than they might have expected, fans were made to wait four years to finally be able catch up with the Crawley family and their various…

It Chapter Two (2019)

It feels like a very short two years ago that the 2017 remake of Stephen Kings It hit the big screen. I wonder how many of us at the time expected it to be as huge as it was? After release, the film very quickly became the highest grossing horror movie of all time, seemingly…

The Souvenir (2019)

Happy autumn everybody! Though the seasons may not have officially ‘turned’ yet, there are certainly enough clues to show me that pumpkin spice is coming. The kids are back at school, the temperature is ever so slightly dropping, and most excitingly for me, the promised tone and quality of film releases is on the rise.…