If you’re a fan of good food, then you should seek out this documentary, as it showcases what it takes to rise to the very top. Long shots hovering over mouthwatering dishes do at times feel like an advert for an upmarket supermarket, but they are garnished with a wonderful backstory. Nordic cuisine is a… Continue reading Noma: My Perfect Storm – Review (Sheffield Doc/Fest)
Author: Cassam Looch
Cassam Looch has been watching films ever since his first trip to the cinema to catch Care Bears: The Movie and writing about them after a traumatic incident involving Moonwalker. If he's not hassling celebrities on the red carpet, he'll usually be found in the darkened screening rooms of Soho.
Goat – Review (Sundance Film Festival: London)
Goat is a troubling and well-made drama with top-notch performances all round.
Tallulah – Review (Sundance Film Festival: London)
A welcome return to form for Ellen Page, Tallulah is a well-meaning examination of what it takes to be a mother and who should have the right to be a parent. There is a fair amount of hand-wringing too, but the performances make this very watchable.
Morris from America – Review (Sundance Film Festival: London)
One of the big hits of Sundance in the U.S., Morris from America is a fun, jaunty little affair that threatens to build into something more memorable than it ends up being.
The Intervention – Review (Sundance Film Festival: London)
The Intervention is a hugely impressive first feature from a director who has insider knowledge of what it takes to make it in the industry.
Indignation – Review (Sundance Film Festival: London)
Indignation is a universal story that will eventually leave you reeling if you let it in.
Wiener-Dog – Review (Sundance Film Festival: London)
Todd Solondz has made a dog movie, and it’s brilliant.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows – Review
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is a competently made blockbuster with some family-orientated fun that only occasionally lets itself down…
X-Men: Apocalypse – Review
There’s no getting around it, the latest X-Men film is a bit of a clunker.
Captain America: Civil War directors tease Nick Fury future…
The third film in the Captain America series, Civil War, already boasts a huge cast of stars. As well as the titular hero, the film sees two teams of Marvel’s best go up against one another for the first time. But what of one of the stalwarts of the series, Nick Fury, who arguably is… Continue reading Captain America: Civil War directors tease Nick Fury future…