Tag: Film review

The documentary Killjoy captures the personal and the political of family violence and gender activism

The documentary Killjoy captures the personal and the political of family violence and gender activism

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice may have problems – but it’s Tim Burton’s best film in years

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice may have problems – but it’s Tim Burton’s best film in years

Winx smashed racing records. A new documentary tells her story on and off the track

Winx smashed racing records. A new documentary tells her story on and off the track

a stylish folk horror that’s a bit too respectable

a stylish folk horror that’s a bit too respectable

Irish hip-hop, British K-pop and the best end-of-summer novels – what you should watch and read this week

Irish hip-hop, British K-pop and the best end-of-summer novels – what you should watch and read this week

raucous Irish-language comedy reveals lingering effects of the Troubles in west Belfast

raucous Irish-language comedy reveals lingering effects of the Troubles in west Belfast

Birdeater starts like a successor to Wake In Fright – but ends up like an episode of Home and Away

Birdeater starts like a successor to Wake In Fright – but ends up like an episode of Home and Away

The Imaginary reveals the many positive skills that playing with imaginary friends can develop

The Imaginary reveals the many positive skills that playing with imaginary friends can develop

a taut Korean thriller that leans into shamanistic and folkloric tradition

a taut Korean thriller that leans into shamanistic and folkloric tradition

a realistic depiction of the camaraderie of a motorcycle club

a realistic depiction of the camaraderie of a motorcycle club

Netflix’s A Family Affair tries to reject old stories of sexual women being ‘bad mothers’. Too bad it’s a terrible film

Netflix’s A Family Affair tries to reject old stories of sexual women being ‘bad mothers’. Too bad it’s a terrible film

An American Saga – first chapter of Kevin Costner’s epic is both strikingly old-fashioned and highly contemporary

An American Saga – first chapter of Kevin Costner’s epic is both strikingly old-fashioned and highly contemporary