Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Zack Snyder’s Justice League provides the director the opportunity to release his version of the superhero team-up that was heavily altered when it was released theatrically in 2017. Firstly, the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed is the theatrical cut of this movie. Joss Whedon was brought in to oversee reshoots and…

Silence

Two Christian Missionaries try to spread the word of God in 17th century Japan and face no end of violence and persecution. in Martin Scorsese’s Silence. This is a difficult film for me to review as there’s very little technically wrong with it. Despite that I found it very difficult to engage with the material…

Bleed for This

Ben Younger’s true life boxing biopic tells the inspiring story of Vinny Pazienza, the man who miraculously recovered from the risk of total paralysis to reclaim his title. Vinny is played by Miles Teller and I found him to be less than engaging overall. I doubt that any of this has to do with Teller’s…

EIFF 2015 – Last Days in the Desert

Ewan McGregor stars as Jesus in Rodrigo Garcia’s Last Days in the Desert and gives audiences a different take on Jesus’ temptation by the Devil during his personal exile in the desert. Given that the subject matter is so intensely religious this film was going to be a challenge to put together from the start. Do you…