Lauded thespians Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are two singular sticks of theatrical dynamite. When thrown together, they’re utterly combustible in Jay Roach’s The Roses. The resulting cinematic experience for audiences is a wickedly sharp, acid-laced dark-comedy that is absolutely fucking fabulous! Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): […]
‘Wicked Little Letters’ – Review
The truth is often stranger than fiction, and that’s especially the case for Wicked Little Letters, a hilarious, foul-mouthed dramedy of a scandalous episode that shocked an entire nation and that reminds one to always be careful what they post. Based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England, the story centres on neighbours Edith […]
‘Empire of Light’ – Review
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes is undoubtedly one of the most original artists working in cinema today. With a career stretching back to 1999s American Beauty, with a noted theatre career beforehand, he is a director who has continually challenged himself with multiple genre projects and whose movies inspire, provoke and enchant audiences. Now with […]
‘The Favourite’ – Review
Yorgos Lanthimos returns to cinemas to provoke audiences once again with The Favourite, and here the auteur director turns his eye to the ravenous court of Queen Anne with a cinematic presentation that results in a devilishly jestful comedy of tension and suspense. Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck […]