By Jess Lomas July 8, 2014 Sometimes the wrong train will get you to the right station, and sometimes the wrong lunchbox will lead you to the right person. Writer-director Ritesh Batra makes his feature debut with The Lunchbox, an impressive romantic drama in the vein of Ernst Lubitsch’s The Shop Around the Corner (or […]
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Dog on wheels – Belle and Sebastian review
July 2, 2014 
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By Jess Lomas July 2, 2014 In some ways, Belle & Sebastian feels like Lassie meets The Sound of Music; at other times, the absurdity of the plot conjures memories of Charlie the Wonder Dog (for fans of The Late Show’s ongoing sketch starring the late Bud Tingwell). It’s at once sweet and endearing before […]
Continue readingAnd a bottle of (non-alcoholic) rum – Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy review
June 25, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas June 25, 2014 The trend of taking a successful film and sabotaging it by churning out uninspiring sequels is perhaps best illustrated in the world of animation. Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks – they all love to repeat their winning formulas. By the sixth instalment of a franchise, expectations are understandably low, and yet […]
Continue readingNever be royals – Grace of Monaco review
June 4, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas June 4, 2014 “The idea of my life as a fairytale is itself a fairytale”, Grace Kelly is quoted as saying as Olivier Dahan’s Grace of Monaco begins, with a side note that what follows is a fictitious reimagining of fact, or, at least, some facts. Grace Kelly (Nicole Kidman), Hollywood starlet […]
Continue readingRange life – A Million Ways to Die in the West review
May 28, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas May 28, 2014 Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West may succeed more in its uneven sketches and pop culture nods than as a complete film, but for those who enjoy a splash of toilet humour and cheap gags, there’s much to like here. Set in the 1880s Old […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – The Bourne Identity
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By Jess Lomas May 28, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. Hey, whatever. It […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Batman Begins
May 21, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas May 21, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. Hey, whatever. It […]
Continue readingMother’s day – 52 Tuesdays review
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By Jess Lomas May 6, 2014 Billie (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) is sixteen when her mother James (Del Herbert-Jane) begins undergoing gender transition to become a transgender man. Sent to live with her father Tom (Beau Travis Williams), Billie is only allowed to visit James every Tuesday after school for one year; a weekly appointment documented in […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – To Sir, with Love
April 29, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas April 29, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. Hey, whatever. It […]
Continue readingSympathy for ladies vengeance – The Other Woman review
April 9, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas April 9, 2014 Attempting to prove that friendship lurks in even the most unexpected places, Nick Cassavetes‘ The Other Woman fails to deliver a strong female comedy in the vein of Bridesmaids. Carly Whitten (Cameron Diaz), a New York City lawyer with a long list of exes and strict rules about dating, […]
Continue readingDivide and conquer – Divergent review
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By Jess Lomas April 8, 2014 The world has crumbled following a world war, yet again, and this time the key to society’s salvation lies with one teenage girl, yet again. Based on the bestselling novel by Veronica Roth, Divergent will invariably draw comparisons to The Hunger Games for its dystopian narrative, roots in Young […]
Continue readingRebel yell – Ginger and Rosa review
April 1, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas April 1, 2014 In Sally Potter’s Ginger and Rosa, two best friends learn forever may not be as long as they’d always thought it would be. Set in London while the Cuban Missile Crisis is in full swing, best friends Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Alice Englert) yearn to escape their repressive […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Elizabeth
March 26, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas March 26, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. Hey, whatever. It […]
Continue readingClays of our lives – The Missing Picture review
March 18, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas March 18, 2014 Documentaries chronicling war tend not to involve clay figurines and miniaturised recreations, yet, in The Missing Picture, director Rithy Panh’s memoir of his childhood under the thumb of the Khmer Rouge, archival footage and diorama-style visuals are impressively blended. When the Khmer Rouge forcibly removes the population of Phnom […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – All the Real Girls
March 12, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas March 12, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. Hey, whatever. It […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – An American in Paris
February 25, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas February 25, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. Hey, whatever. It […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – West Side Story
February 13, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas February 13, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line . Hey, […]
Continue readingBreaking lad – Are We Officially Dating review
February 11, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas February 11, 2014 A great romantic comedy lets us escape reality into a world where the men are attentive and charming or at the very least redeem themselves by the time the credits roll. Tom Gormican’s directorial debut, Are We Officially Dating? (titled That Awkward Moment in the States) aims to turn […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Red Dawn
January 29, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas January 29, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, whatever. […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Some Like It Hot
January 15, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas January 15, 2014 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, whatever. […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – United 93
December 18, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas December 18, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, whatever. […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Lost in Translation
December 10, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas December 10, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, whatever. […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Children of Men
December 5, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas December 5, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
Continue readingLiving in the past – Austenland review
November 27, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas November 27, 2013 It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s work remains an infinite well of inspiration for modern authors and filmmakers. The latest in this canon, Austenland, is sure to divide Janeites (Austen fans), but is ultimately a fun, if somewhat uneven, romp. Based on the novel by Shannon […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Love Actually
November 20, 2013 1 Comment
By Jess Lomas November 20, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Gambit
November 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas November 6, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
Continue readingMarry me – Fly Me to the Moon review
October 29, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas October 29, 2013 The French do several things consistently better than others, namely bread and romantic comedies. Director Pascal Chaumeil’s Fly Me to the Moon may pale in comparison to his previous film, Heartbreaker, however, it still delivers that warm, feel-good sensation and plenty of laughs. Opening on a Christmas dinner party, […]
Continue readingServant of eight masters – The Butler review
October 29, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas October 29, 2013 Director Lee Daniels has a slender work portfolio to date, but has wowed audiences with Precious and divided critics with The Paperboy. In his latest, The Butler, Daniels appears to replace meaningful historical reflection for star power, creating a paint-by-numbers depiction of the civil rights movement in America. Cecil […]
Continue readingPlay It Again: Evil Dead 3 – Army of Darkness
October 23, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas October 23, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, […]
Continue readingStuck in a puzzle – Prisoners review
October 16, 2013 1 Comment
By Jess Lomas October 16, 2013 Many might think Liam Neeson has the kidnapped-daughter market covered with his Taken franchise, but Hugh Jackman gives him a run for his money in director Denis Villeneuve’s dark and twisted thriller Prisoners. Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), his wife Grace (Maria Bello), their son Ralph, and daughter Anna walk […]
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