While the film is set in 1955, the issues explored in the often-confronting civil rights drama Till resonate powerfully today. This is the true story of African American woman Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) who sought justice for her 14-year-old son Emmett (Jalyn Hall) who was abducted and killed while visiting cousins In Mississippi. The film begins in fairly sedate and
Read moreThe Creed films, which began in 2015, have been a solid but not especially exciting offshoot from the Rocky franchise. Part of the problem is that title character, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) while likeable and convincing in the role, is a bit bland. He seriously lacks the style and charisma of his father Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) Rocky’s nemesis
Read moreMissing is a follow-up but not a direct sequel to 2018’s Searching in which a father desperately trawled through social media and other online resources to find his daughter after her disappearance. Remarkably, that film was composed entirely of images from screens, particularly the internet and social media pages at which the father was looking. Missing takes that concept even
Read moreThe Australian documentary, Knowing The Score might be dubbed the story of a real-life Tar as it follows the life and career of Australian conductor, Simone Young. This is apparently a coincidence as Young wasn’t a direct influence on Tar although that film’s star, Cate Blanchett is a producer here. While, on one level, Knowing the Score is the story
Read moreExpectations would understandably be low for a film entitled Cocaine Bear. While this ‘nature on the rampage’ horror/comedy runs out of puff three quarters of the way in, it offers a little more entertainment and slightly higher production values than we might have expected. The story is very loosely based on real events that took place in 1985 when a
Read moreWomen Talking, which is written and directed by Sarah Polley and based on the 2018 novel by Miriam Toews, powerfully and confrontingly explores the impact of sexist social structures on the status of women. A remarkable cast that includes, Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Frances McDormand and Ben Wishaw bring to life this unusual and important story. Set in
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