‘The Sisters Brothers’: A Darkly Humorous Western with a Touch of Sadness Daniel Patterson·March 11, 2019When it comes to western movies, hardened, gravely-voiced gunslingers and classic Mexican standoffs come to mind for most,...Art and FilmLatest·0 Comments··6 views
The 10 best flicks to hit the screens in 2018 Daniel Patterson·February 15, 2019It’s always difficult to scale down a list of the best films of the year, yet here I...Art and Film·0 Comments··12 views
‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ is Barry Jenkins’ suitably grand follow-up to ‘Moonlight’ Daniel Patterson·February 12, 2019Barry Jenkins makes remarkably intimate cinema. Only two years ago, his second film—Moonlight—took home Best Picture at the...Art and Film·0 Comments··13 views
‘Vice’: A scathing depiction of the infamous Dick Cheney Daniel Patterson·December 26, 2018Vice feels like the film writer-director Adam McKay has built up to his whole career. Looking at his films...Art and FilmLatestPolitics & Economics·0 Comments··7 views
‘Bumblebee’ adds the heart and charm sorely absent from the franchise Daniel Patterson·December 19, 2018It’s fair to say Michael Bay’s Transformers films haven’t earned the best reputation over the past 11 years. Known...Art and FilmLatest·0 Comments··7 views
American soldiers plus Nazi-zombies multiplied by gore equals ‘Overlord’ Daniel Patterson·December 8, 2018Let’s be honest, there’s nothing bad about seeing some Nazis get slaughtered on film.Whether they’re terrorising our heroes...Art and FilmLatest·0 Comments··9 views
‘Widows’ may be the most important film of 2018 Daniel Patterson·November 28, 2018A caress and a slap—that’s how Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen (Shame; 12 Years a Slave) describes...Art and FilmLatest·0 Comments··1 view
‘Robin Hood’: An edgy, modernised iteration which steals from better films Daniel Patterson·November 26, 2018“Forget what you think you know, this is no bedtime story,” says Tim Minchin’s Friar Tuck in a...Art and FilmLatest·0 Comments··31 views
‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’: A middlebrow reboot of the beloved series Daniel Patterson·November 7, 2018It was only a matter of time until Sony brought anti-heroine Lisbeth Salander back to the big screen,...Art and FilmLatest·0 Comments··6 views
‘Halloween’: An unfocused slasher which hits fun legacy sequel beats Daniel Patterson·October 30, 2018After October 31, 1978 Haddonfield, Illinois and Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) would never be the same. John...Art and FilmLatest·0 Comments··2 views
