AAccepting his first director’s award from the National Board of Review in January, “internet comedian” turned filmmaker Bo Burnham described his brilliantly empathetic debut feature as “an attempt to represent the children who live their lives online“; young people who have been” wrongly presented as self-obsessed, narcissistic, superficial “, but who are in reality” self-aware […]
Month: April 2019
Styx Review – Refugee Dilemma Tests the Moral Compass | Drama films
OOur creatives continue to form more imaginative and compassionate responses to the question of mass migration than our politicians. Much like the recent televised conscience prickles Home and Don’t Forget the Driver, Austrian director Wolfgang Fischer’s quietly captivating second feature immerses us in the debate around freedom of movement. Cinematically, it’s reminiscent of a clever […]
Pond Life review – loving coming-of-age comedy | Drama films
THeatre director Bill Buckhurst makes his film debut with this semi-gritty portrayal of teenagers in a dead end estate in mid-90s Yorkshire. It’s a drama in the socially conscious lore of Ken Loach, with echoes of Shane Meadows’ playful buddies and a dollop of Support me nostalgia; it’s sometimes very funny about friendship and growing […]
20 best action movies on Amazon Prime 2021
. Fancy some explosions tonight? Amazon Prime Video has you covered. With a plethora of dystopian thrillers, war dramas and suspenseful epics, the streaming service has plenty of jaw-dropping and jaw-dropping action movies to watch. Here are 20 great action movies you can stream on Amazon right now. See the gallery 20 Pictures 1 from […]