Chris Rogers

After staggering out of a rammed midnight showing of this visually dizzying, narratively stuffed conclusion to the Star Wars sequel trilogy, this critic made the mistake of reading social media reactions. Amidst the hyperbole, rage and adoration, one comment[...]

With 40 years of cinematic domination under its belt, the Star Wars saga has latched itself to the pop-culture psyche of millions worldwide with a series of legendary moments.From Darth Vader’s endlessly quoted reveal[...]

‘Three reasons they build movie theatres’ declared promotional posters for the special edition re-release of the original Star Wars trilogy.If there’s been any serious challenger to make that four reasons, surely it has to be […]

In the (very) early hours of Tuesday morning, Disney and Lucasfilm released the final full trailer for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, the ninth and concluding chapter in the Skywalker saga9(...)

Based on Jake Bernstein’s Secrecy World, Steven Soderbergh’s latest caper details the events which led to the revelation of the Panama Papers in 2016.
Meryl Streep (for once looking and dressing like a pensioner)[…]

Coming barely two months after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s unlawful suspension of parliament and continued cosying-up to US President Donald Trump, a film in which the UK government is revealed to have conspired with America[...]

There’s a frustrating contradiction at the heart of Terrence Malick’s new film, which follows the life of Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl) during World War II. It’s a story of heartfelt moral [...]

Billie Piper’s directorial debut begins, as many romantic comedies do, with a bad date. Mandy (Piper) sits across from Pete (Leo Bill, the washing machine mechanic with the golden voice from In Fabric), who’s in the middle of a snide tirade including - amongst other incendiary remarks - comments about rape […]

There are very few surprises in James Mangold’s new film; a sixties-set racing drama chronicling the historic rivalry between the Ford Motor Company and Ferrari. One expects the roar of engines over opening credits, multiple scenes of men in suits[...]

A tick-tocking, clip-clopping score introduces us to Australian director Mirrah Foulkes’ incredibly assured debut feature - set in a town called “Seaside” (nowhere near the sea), this bizarre, allegorical story follows the puppeteer[…]

What a strange curio this new film from writer-director William Nicholson is; a drama that seems to pull in a different direction every ten minutes. A glimpse at the synopsis presents the image of a classy thespian drama[..]

Here’s one to put the wind up ye’: Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch is another archaic slice of folk horror, a tale that one imagines spilling from the pages of a sodden, barnacle-encrusted tome. Which is not to say it doesn’t feel [...]

“Why aren’t you laughing?” asks the clown prince of crime at the climax of Alan Moore’s seminal 1988 Batman comic, The Killing Joke. For a split second, his monstrous worldview is exposed for the sham it really is, with a […]

Here’s a sure-fire contender for film of the year: Scott Z. Burns’ unendingly strident exploration of one man’s quest for justice is electrifying, the kind of gripping drama that only comes around once every political crisis. Adam Driver plays real-life Senate committee investigator Daniel J. Jones, […]

The Mumbai attacks of November 26th, 2008 comprised of some of the worst terrorist atrocities ever committed, leaving in their wake a body count of almost 170 people, with around 300 more injured. This […]