The Square Review by Richard Chester
IN May last year, Swedish director Ruben Ostlund won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
The film which he won that award for has finally been released into UK cinemas and is The...
Midnight Special Review
GRADUALLY building a name for himself thanks to previous works Take Shelter and Mud, Jeff Nichols reunites with Michael Shannon for Midnight Special, an entertaining, intriguing and often intense mixture of family drama, on-the-run...
The Martian Review
RIDLEY Scott returns to the realms of science-fiction with The Martian, a very mild improvement on previous works but nonetheless, an ultimately disappointing work that once again cements Scott as an unwelcome filmmaker in...
Summertime Review
THE story of a romance between a farmer's daughter and a feminist in 1970s Paris forms the basis for Summertime, an engaging French morality drama from the director of the equally-impressive Leaving, Catherine Corsini.
In 1971 during the...
Joy Review
AFTER letting himself down with American Hustle, David O. Russell re-teams with Jennifer Lawrence for their third collaboration, Joy, an inspiring rags-to-riches story that, though far from a classic, rebuilds trust in the director.
Joy...
Train to Busan Review
ZOMBIES take over South Korea in Train to Busan, a relatively enjoyable take on the genre that mixes often genuine thrills with an unexpectedly use of emotional circumstances.
For a birthday treat, divorced businessman Seok-woo...
Inside Out Review
PIXAR have placed an emotional core in recent years with Up and Toy Story 3 benefiting from such a trait and their latest offering, Inside Out, though not as grand as their previous efforts, works generally...
ON BODY AND SOUL Review
AN UNUSUAL relationship story is the centrefold for On Body and Soul, a slow, quiet and likeable adult drama from Hungary that succeeds largely to its status as an often imagery-driven piece.
When the film...
Sicario Review
THE drug wars of Mexico become the centre for Denis Villeneuve’s latest thriller, the Palme d’Or nominee Sicario, an imperfect but nonetheless chillingly intense work building from the work of its talented cast of...
The Neon Demon Review
ADDING fuel to the fire that Drive was likely a one-off regarding his recent works, Nicolas Winding Refn brings The Neon Demon, another underwhelming feature that suffers from an overuse of style over substance.
Set in the...
