Local cinemas this week
A heartbreaking but defiant look at a Beirut boy’s life, Liam Neeson turns the Colorado snow blood red and a feminist icon gets a Hollywood makeover. Pick of the week: Capharnaüm Nothing in Lebanese director Nadine […]
Movies
At Eternity’s Gate giveaway
Julian Schnabel’s luminous new film takes a fresh look at the last days of Vincent van Gogh, and in the process revives our sense of the artist as a living, feeling human being. The pulsing heart of At Eternity’s Gate is […]
The real Wonder Woman
A real-life feminist hero gets the Hollywood treatment On the Basis of Sex – Shall we go the movies tonight? – Yeah, the one where Liam Neeson kills drug dealers. – Err… – What about […]
Local cinemas this week
A young teen finds her voice in an uneven Black Lives Matter drama, Julia Roberts struggles to help her drug addicted son, and Hugh Jackman stars in the smartest political movie in years. The Hate […]
Toxic politics
The summer holidays are almost over, and the smartest film of the season has been saved for last. It’s time for the adults to claim back to their cinemas! The Front Runner Most likely Jason […]
Capharnaüm giveaway
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Nadine Labaki’s CAPHARNAÜM tells the story of Zain, a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. Zain’s large […]
Local cinemas this week
Spoiler alert: He makes it to the top! And in the Deep South, two men become unlikely best buddies Free Solo Well really, that’s not telling you anything. If nutty Alex Honnold’s attempt to scale the […]
Cold Pursuit giveaway
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of snow country Colorado, Cold Pursuit is a pulse-pounding revenge thriller with a unique look that will excite filmgoers the world over. Welcome to Kehoe, it’s -10 degrees and counting […]
Local cinemas this week
Political junkies have struck it lucky this month – with no less than three major cinema releases (The Front Runner is yet to come) making strong statements on the nature and abuse of power. Movie […]
Boxing Day’s best movies
Let’s assume you don’t want to spend Boxing Day watching a hairy tattooed man talking to dolphins and riding a giant seahorse (Aquaman is “inherently silly” says Variety, stating the obvious). So what else is on at […]