There is never anything typical or conventional about a film by the acclaimed British auteur Terence Davies. It is therefore not a huge surprise that Benediction,
Author: Thomas Caldwell
Writer, broadcaster, film critic and film programmer.
Film review – Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
The original Top Gun (1986) holds an interesting position in popular culture. After Flashdance (1983) and Beverly Hills Cop (1984) it was the next High
Film review – Little Tornadoes (2021)
Set in 1970s rural Australia, Little Tornadoes captures the inner turmoil of Leo (Mark Leonard Winter), a young metalworker who suddenly has to face raising
Film review – Petite maman (2021)
French writer/director Céline Sciamma just might prove to be one of the greatest filmmakers of her generation. From Water Lilies (2007) to Tomboy (2011) to Girlhood (2014) to her most successful
Film review – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
One of the joys of watching Everything Everywhere All at Once is just how initially bewildering its absurd science-fiction premise is to begin with. It
Film review – The Duke (2020)
The Duke is a feelgood, allegedly-based-on-a-true story about the man who stole Francisco Goya’a Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in
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