97. Gethu; movie review
GETHUCert 12A118 minsBBFC advice: Contains moderate violenceDuring the past five years I have been interested to note how Indian movies have steadily reduced in length.Nowadays, they are fairly...
View Article98. The Benefactor; movie review
THE BENEFACTORCert 1593 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong language, drug use, self-harmAs much as January is a great time to watch the movies which are in contention during awards season, the end of...
View Article99. Mastizaade; movie review
MASTIZAADECert 15107 minsBBFC advice: Contains frequent sex references, innuendoThink back to the days of Benny Hill, throw in some inappropriate gags about gay and disabled people and hey, presto -...
View Article100. The Forest; movie review
THE FORESTCert 1593 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong threat, infrequent strong injury detailSocial media is awash with acclaim from contributors who claim how intensely scary The Forest is.I can only...
View Article101. Mavis!; movie review
MAVIS!Cert PG81 minsBBFC advice: Mild bad languageIf you are a fan of music, it would be impossible not the recognise the quality of the voice of Mavis Staples."Who?", I hear you ask.Well, she may not...
View ArticleFebruary 28 - best movies of 2016 so far
                              It's been a fast start to the everyfilm campaign with more than 100 movies ticked off so far in 2016 and more questions than ever about how I...
View Article102. Only The Dead; movie review
ONLY THE DEADCert TBA77 minsBBFC advice: TBAThere have been many very realistic war films but I would venture none have been as uncompromising as this one.The body count alone during Bill Guttenberg...
View Article103. I'll See You In My Dreams; movie review
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMSCert 12A96 minsBBFC advice: Contains infrequent strong language, moderate sex references, drug useOld people don't move too quickly so it follows that a film about retired folk...
View Article104. Secret In Their Eyes; movie review
SECRET IN THEIR EYESCert 15111 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong violence, threat, sex referencesI am regularly flummoxed by negative reactions to films which I have enjoyed and such is the case with...
View Article105. Exposed; movie review
EXPOSEDCert 15100 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong blood violence, sexual violence, strong languageIt is only a few months since Ana De Armas was throwing her naked body at Keanu Reeves in Knock...
View Article106. Misfits; movie review
MISFITSCert TBA74 minsBBFC advice: TBAOn the way home from Barnsley where my football team had lost (again), I had time to kill at Sheffield station.So, there I was, waiting for the last train of the...
View Article107. Irudhi Suttru (Saala Khadoos); movie review
IRUDHI SUTTRU (SAALA KHADOOS)Cert 12A110 minsBBFC advice: Contains moderate bad language, sex references, violenceEvidence that Indian film fans are the most ardent in the world is easy to find on...
View Article108. Freeheld; movie review
FREEHELDCert 12A101 minsBBFC advice: Contains infrequent strong language, moderate sex referencesI have been catching a lot of trains lately so it is good news that quite a few cinema releases are...
View Article109. King Jack; movie review
KING JACKCert 1581 minsBBFC advice: Contains very strong language, strong violenceDepictions of teenage bullying make me feel more uncomfortable than any other subject while watching a movie.Nearly 35...
View Article110. Android Cop; movie review
ANDROID COPCert 1589 minsBBFC advice: Contains infrequent strong violence, goreWhat am I doing watching a movie which was released at the beginning of 2014? Actually, a better question might be: what...
View ArticleMarch 7 - best movies of the year so far
Pickings become slimmer as February drips into March and award-season becomes a memory.This means that, from now on, I would expect fewer entries into the hallowed territory which is the...
View Article111. Time Out Of Mind; movie review
TIME OUT OF MINDCert 15118 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong language, sex referencesRichard Gere is certainly stretching himself beyond the old image of being the most handsome actor in Hollywood.With...
View Article112. Bangalore Naatkal; movie review
BANGALORE NAATKALCert PG156 minsBBFC advice: Contains mild violenceWhen I was in Delhi a couple of years ago a chap suddenly screamed at me not to touch a lamp-post in a street because he feared I...
View Article113. The Here After (Efterskalv); movie review
THE HERE AFTER (EFTERSKALV)Cert 15102 minsBBFC advice: Strong language, injury detailScandinavian film-makers do not hold back when it comes to attacking the most difficult of subjects.Some of the most...
View Article114. Feast Of Varanasi; movie review
THE FEAST OF VARANASICert 1594 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong violence, threatI have often wondered why, in a very cosmopolitan world, there are not more films which cross over cultures.So, I was...
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