Reviews - Page 3
REVIEW: Love Sonia
Ranjit Dhillon
June 24, 2018 | 11:26 am
Love Sonia is a hard-hitting, harrowing film that succinctly highlights the untold story of young girls who are sexually trafficked internationally and their journey from innocence to desolation. The film follows…
OPINION: My First Birmingham Pride
James Marson
June 23, 2018 | 04:37 pm
The idea of attending Birmingham Pride 2018 was an incredibly daunting one. Although I’m gay, I have never particularly gone out of my way to broadcast it to the world.…
REVIEW: Hereditary
Rangzeb Hussain
June 21, 2018 | 10:50 am
'Hereditary' has been hailed as this generation’s ‘The Exorcist’. The movie works better as a drama dealing with the themes of grief and loss rather than an all-out supernatural horror…
REVIEW | Solo: A Star Wars Story – The odds are stacked against it, I fear
Olly MacNamee
May 24, 2018 | 10:00 pm
Firstly, I have to admit that this review will be somewhat tainted by the event of my viewing it, which I think is relevant to the following thoughts on Solo:…
REVIEW: The Valley (2017 film)
Harvey McDonald
March 20, 2018 | 03:30 pm
The Valley looks at the uncomfortable social topic of suicide and the continued ripples that spread out in the aftermath. Saira Kariat's directorial debut provides not only an introspective look into the grief…
REVIEW: The top 20 films of 2017
Ranjit Dhillon
December 31, 2017 | 01:09 pm
It's been a strong year for Hollywood and independent cinema alike. 2017 has not failed to disappoint and you'll find there's a substantial amount of variety included in this list. This year,…
REVIEW: Magical Lantern Festival in Birmingham
Ranjit Dhillon
November 30, 2017 | 08:55 pm
The Magical Lantern Festival returns once again to Birmingham over the Christmas period to help spread the festive cheer, with a gorgeous display of larger-than-life Chinese lanterns. Moving to its new…
REVIEW | Midland Opera: Norma by Bellini
Rangzeb Hussain
November 17, 2017 | 08:39 pm
It may have been a wet and windy night in Birmingham city, but inside The Old Rep Theatre there was warmth and magic as the bars of the overture faded…
REVIEW | The Florida Project
Aquila Edwards
November 14, 2017 | 09:06 pm
I ended up watching this movie completely blind with no prior knowledge, other than it's based in the motels in Kissimmee, Florida and with just one known actor in the billing…
FILM REVIEW | Thor: Ragnarok
Aquila Edwards
October 29, 2017 | 01:30 pm
I was looking forward to Thor: Ragnarok a lot due to the involvement of one person: Taika Waititi. I’ve followed his previous work from Flight on The Concords through to…
