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Rebel Ridge
It is unusual to hear of a Netflix production turning a crisis into an opportunity, but that’s what Rebel Ridge did...

Paul Gainey
Feb 7, 20252 min read


Only Murders in the Building
The latest example of lighthearted murder mystery comes from comedy legend Steve Martin, who stars alongside Martin Short and Selena...

Paul Gainey
Mar 4, 20243 min read


Ticket to Paradise
"Ticket to Paradise,” the latest vacation romp from the filmmaker Ol Parker (who penned “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” and wrote and...

Paul Gainey
Mar 4, 20243 min read


Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
The inelegantly named "Good Luck To You, Leo Grande" manages to keep one foot firmly on the floor of enjoyably progressive entertainment...

Paul Gainey
Mar 4, 20242 min read


Poor Things
To describe director Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film Poor Things, which is adapted by Tony McNamara (The Favourite) from the 1992 novel by...

Paul Gainey
Feb 20, 20242 min read


The Zone of Interest
Some films strike like a lightning bolt on a first watch and stay with you, scarring themselves into your psyche and subtly but...

Paul Gainey
Feb 20, 20243 min read


Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones is back. It's been 34 years since the film that was supposed to be his farewell outing – it even had "Last" in the title –...

Paul Gainey
Feb 19, 20244 min read


Oppenheimer
“Oppenheimer” is director/writer Christopher Nolan’s best and most revealing work. It’s a profoundly unnerving story told with a...

Paul Gainey
Feb 16, 20244 min read


Funny Face
Charming yet relatively generic musical, “Funny Face” bridges the gap between Audrey Hepburn’s Oscar winning turn in “Roman Holiday” (at...

Paul Gainey
Feb 16, 20242 min read


Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese’s "Killers of the Flower Moon" is as much a companion to Goodfellas as The Departed was – albeit dealing with a type of...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20243 min read


Anatomy of a Fall
French filmmaker Justine Triet’s breathtaking new film Anatomy of a Fall unpicks the aftermath of a fatal accident in the Alps. Did the...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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