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The Greengrass effect

2017-08-25T12:35:14+00:00

I met Bourne director Paul Greengrass at the Latitude Festival recently to talk about filmmaking and his favourite movie of the year so far.

Filmmaker Critics

2017-07-07T13:49:01+00:00

Judging from the recent release of Baby Driver more and more filmmakers are taking to social media to review the work of their peers - what does this mean for film critics like me?

Disaster Movie

2017-06-27T10:05:37+00:00

The Book Of Henry has been torn to pieces by critics but I have a sneaking sympathy for the film’s director Colin Trevarrow

Moonlight Revisited

2017-06-20T08:43:15+00:00

I’ve just watched the Oscar winner Moonlight again and realised how my perception of the film has changed in the time since I first saw it.

Catfight

2017-04-25T15:33:27+00:00

Catfight is out on DVD - I loved the film but some critics were taken aback because of the violence - here’s why they are wrong.

Critical Direction

2017-04-21T14:28:51+00:00

The Handmaiden currently out in cinemas. It’s director Park Chan Wook was formerly a film critic - which raises an interesting question.

Notes On Film

2017-04-07T09:04:45+00:00

People often ask me whether I make notes during screenings - here is my secret notebook revealed for the first time...

Finishing School

2017-03-24T11:34:19+00:00

I recently went to a critics screening of film that really made me want to walk out - I didn’t and here is why...

Loving The Witch

2017-03-14T13:59:07+00:00

Anna Biller’s extraordinary film The Love Witch is gaining critical plaudits - but the director thinks the reasons are all wrong...

Frame Of Reference

2017-02-24T15:35:31+00:00

I’m sometimes accused of referring to too many other movies in my film reviews - I'm not going to change and here’s why...

Warcraft Take 2

2016-09-30T08:26:48+00:00

Duncan Jones’ fantasy adventure is out on DVD next week. I hope this will give critics the chance to reassess this underrated movie.

Hiding Pride

2015-01-16T11:55:28+00:00

Pride has just been released on DVD in the US but with no reference on the cover to the presence of gays and lesbians in the film - what’s going on?

Guardians Of The Galaxy

2014-11-26T10:21:22+00:00

I missed Guardians Of The Galaxy on release but since I caught up with it it’s become one of my favourite films of the year and here’s why...

What’s The Score With Drive?

2014-11-21T12:33:10+00:00

I pick out some of your reactions to the recent re-scoring of Drive by Radio 1.

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Interstellar Contact

2014-11-18T11:16:42+00:00

In 1997 Robert Zemeckis’ sci-fi epic Contact told a very similar story to Interstellar. Which is the better film?

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