Eddie Murphy is back, and he’s better than ever, if Dolemite Is My Name is anything to go by. His return to form has been something so many of us have so eagerly anticipated, and he made sure not to disappoint us, giving us one of his very best performances to date, and one that…

There are many words that you can use to describe The Laundromat. You could call it a disaster, a misguided attempt at intelligent satire or just a trainwreck in general. You could write extensive essays on how this film tries so hard with nothing less than diminishing returns. However, the best way to describe this…

Independent comedies normally tend to be very much hit-and-miss, but they normally err towards being relatively entertaining, even when they aren’t all that original. As someone who rarely encounters a quirky comedy I didn’t like, it takes a lot for me to be disappointed with a film that tries to deviate from mainstream comedy –…

When it comes to being rich without any effort, no one is better than Henry Graham (Walter Matthau), a very wealthy man who has never worked a day in his life, living off his vast inheritance and wasting his fortune through his excessive tendencies. However, this can’t go on for much longer, as he soon…

Late Night is a dreadfully derivative and perfectly pleasant experience, a film that may be composed of commonplace fluff with a few good ideas scattered here and there for good measure, but one that doesn’t necessarily leave much of an imprint, other than through being just a diversion from more serious matters. However, what Late…

Cinema doesn’t always need to say something – there doesn’t need to be some underlying message that occurs in every frame of a scene. Sometimes, a film is just allowed to exist. No one understands this more than Lynn Shelton, whose work has been the very definition of independent cinema. Not only does she make…

Between Two Ferns: The Movie could not be more accurate than its title promises – anyone who has ever watched Zach Galifiankis’ beautifully awkward quasi-talk show and wanted a feature-length version of his trademark hostility towards celebrities will most certainly be thrilled with this film. Taking their cue from the many mockumentary films produced over…

There are a great many people who genuinely believe Federico Fellini changed cinema and helped redefine film as a form of boundless artistic expression through his numerous brilliant works. If we are referring to a directorial career that was the definition of longevity, quality and playfulness, there are few that come close to achieving what…

Mother’s Day – the day that many of us use to celebrate the women in our lives who have taken on the immense responsibility of motherhood, and to remind them of exactly what they mean to us. However, three individuals feel very differently of the purpose of this specific day – mild-mannered but overbearing Gillian…

“Making a film is like a stagecoach ride in the old west. When you start, you are hoping for a pleasant trip. By the halfway point, you just hope to survive” These words are spoken by the character of Ferrand, the central character of François Truffaut’s gorgeous film, Day for Night (French: La Nuit américaine)….