Kirk Douglas 1916 - 2020 The dimple-chinned legend of silver screen that was Issur Danielovitch, aka Kirk Douglas, passed away on February 5th at the ripe old age of 103. After serving as a communications officer in the American Navy in WWII, he undertook a prestigious stage career in New York, before being picked up … Continue reading 12 of the Best… Kirk Douglas Films
I despised this film so much, I can barely bring myself to look at Adam Sandler's face ever again! I mean, I hated everything about it. Half a day after seeing it I am still feeling somewhat nauseous, and full of disbelief that it has been subject to such attention and favourable reviews. Objectively, it … Continue reading Uncut Gems
There are a swathe of European film-makers like Luca Guadagnino and Paolo Sorrentino that have the skill to make every image they print to film look like a work of art, giving you the feeling you are on the most idyllic holiday you ever had. Watching a largely silent image of a beautiful lake or … Continue reading Call Me By Your Name
To say I found this hard to watch could not be more understated. Any adult that has risked their whole life on a true love that runs its course and then fails must surely feel the same. It happens to most of us once or twice in a lifetime, and resonates forever. Such is the … Continue reading Marriage Story
It took me over a month to get around to seeing this last night at the cinema. Not because I didn't want to see the end of the new trilogy and say goodbye to it in style, but because I feared it just wouldn't be very good. Put simply, it isn't very good. Some parts, … Continue reading The Rise of Skywalker
The Wasteland 