Bros debuts Billy Eichner in a major studio LGBTQ+ romantic comedy that even Kristin Chenoweth wearing a Stonewall hat can’t save. Bros starring Billy Eichner, and produced by Judd Apatow is the first major studio romantic comedy telling a queer story at its heart. Bros was screened as part of the BFI London Film Festival 2022.…… Continue reading Bros
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is Rian Johnson’s murder mystery sequel presented as pristinely layered, but is instead a dumb facade needing to be shattered to solve the contemporary murder mystery. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, shortened to just Glass Onion, directed by Rian Johnson sees the return of Daniel Craig as detective…… Continue reading Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Mars
Mars, a song by musician Yungblud gets a cinematic adaptation with Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney as the lead directed by Abel Rubinstein. Mars was screened as part of the London Film Festival 2022. All words of this review were written entirely by the writers at Cinamore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q2XvmT94bk Mars, the song from which the short is adapted, by…… Continue reading Mars
Women Talking
Women Talking is a poignant dissection of the female experience exploring how, and if, we can escape a patriarchal society. Women Talking, directed by Sarah Polley, and adapted from the book of the same name by Miriam Toews is truly something magnificent and when released will create waves of conversation as it raises questions about…… Continue reading Women Talking
My Policeman
My Policeman will only be acknowledged for Harry Styles but offers an insight into the guilt of bearded heterosexual relationships of the mid-twentieth century. My Policeman, directed by Michael Grandage hails an all-star cast of Harry Styles, David Dawson, Emma Corrin, Linus Roache, Gina McKee and Rupert Everett in the cinematic adaption of the book…… Continue reading My Policeman
The Son
The Son is Florian Zeller’s companion piece to The Father but fails to really understand the severity of teen depression. The Son, written and directed by Florian Zeller, relies not just on its brilliant cast of Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, and Zen McGrath, but also on Zeller’s success of The Father to bring…… Continue reading The Son
I Love My Dad
I Love My Dad is the surprising true story of how writer, director and lead actor James Morosini was catfished by his dad into giving him a second chance. I Love My Dad teeters the line between father-son drama and absurdist humour in a way that I’m yet to see done as perfected as it…… Continue reading I Love My Dad
Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)
Rosemary A.D. (After Dad) is a short autobiographical crayon cartoon that answers director Ethan Barrett’s question of whether his newborn daughter would be better off if he wasn’t in her life. Rosemary A.D. (After Dad), directed and made by the father, Ethan Barrett, focuses on a subject matter many will have their own opinions about.…… Continue reading Rosemary A.D. (After Dad)
Nayola
Nayola portrays the horrors of war affecting three generations of women from the same family with stunning paint-inspired animation. Nayola, directed by José Miguel Ribeiro introduces the horrors of the Angolan civil war to global audiences with its ripples affecting three generations from 1975 to the modern day. Nayola was screened as part of the London…… Continue reading Nayola
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Roald Dahl’s Matilda leaps from stage to screen with this new adaptation of the children’s novel. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical stars Dame Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham and Sindhu Vee as well as Alisha Weir who debuts in this blockbuster transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage show. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical…… Continue reading Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical