Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – BFI London Film Festival Review

by Sarah Cook When Rian Johnson’s Knives Out came out in 2019, it revitalised the Whodunnit genre and switched up the game. Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc was instantly lifted into the annals of great literary detectives; his southern drawl placed with alums such as Jessica Fletcher, Poirot, and Sherlock Holmes. As with anything successful, Knives Out instantly produced a sequel – the hilariously named Glass … Continue reading Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – BFI London Film Festival Review

Mother’s Day – Review

Oh Garry Marshall. Director of Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and The Princess Diaries. What happened man? When did your life-affirming pieces of cinematic gold become garish, mashed-up, forced vignettes telling multiple stories with diluted sentiments? Credit to the director, he is 81 and is still producing movies but they aren’t amazingly good. Or good. They are bad, really. Terrible. With the likes of Valentine’s Day … Continue reading Mother’s Day – Review