Yes, it’s another Scream film, the latest in the satirical slasher series that began in 1996. Is it just a cynical cash in on 90’s nostalgia, the latest attempt to milk a few bucks from franchise-loyal fans or a legitimate horror/ comedy with an least a spark of life left in it. We might ask ourselves these questions but the
Read moreThe new British film Living, has followed quite a quite remarkable cultural pathway before arriving on our screens. Directed by a South African, Oliver Hermanus, it’s an adaption of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film Ikiru which was itself based on Tolstoy’s novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Despite a fairly slender plot and some pretty obvious religious references, Living slowly seduces
Read moreWhile the film is set in 1955, the issues explored in the often-confronting civil rights drama Till resonate powerfully today. This is the true story of African American woman Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) who sought justice for her 14-year-old son Emmett (Jalyn Hall) who was abducted and killed while visiting cousins In Mississippi. The film begins in fairly sedate and
Read moreThe Creed films, which began in 2015, have been a solid but not especially exciting offshoot from the Rocky franchise. Part of the problem is that title character, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) while likeable and convincing in the role, is a bit bland. He seriously lacks the style and charisma of his father Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) Rocky’s nemesis
Read moreMissing is a follow-up but not a direct sequel to 2018’s Searching in which a father desperately trawled through social media and other online resources to find his daughter after her disappearance. Remarkably, that film was composed entirely of images from screens, particularly the internet and social media pages at which the father was looking. Missing takes that concept even
Read moreThe Australian documentary, Knowing The Score might be dubbed the story of a real-life Tar as it follows the life and career of Australian conductor, Simone Young. This is apparently a coincidence as Young wasn’t a direct influence on Tar although that film’s star, Cate Blanchett is a producer here. While, on one level, Knowing the Score is the story
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