I'm Your Woman
A bland, yet stylised, crime thriller that only shows a bare hint of the promise
Black Bear
Without a doubt, Black Bear is Aubrey Plaza’s show
Run
Sarah Paulson delivers a terrific, and terrifying, lead performance that further cements herself as one of the most capable actresses of recent years
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy is the type of film that simply washes over you
The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
The fun of this little animated 45-minute short comes from its messy and unapologetic time meddling
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: A Case of Mistaken Franchise Identity
In his latest essay, Oliver Swift peeks under the bonnet of the Mission Impossible series and checks what makes it tick.
Monsoon
A lacklustre lead performance and an abundance of filler
The Crown - Season 4
The Crown - Season 4 is easily the best season of the show yet
His House
His House is as close to a Ken Loach directed horror film audiences will ever get
FRIDAY THE 13TH: Still Haunting Four Decades On
To conclude CLAPPER’s Halloween feature series, Oliver Swift pays due homage to Friday The 13th and its haunting score on the 40th anniversary of its release
The Queen's Gambit
A Netflix original limited series worth keeping an eye on
NIGHTSTREAM 2020: 32 Malasaña Street
32 Malasaña Street has a lot of solid punches to throw
SQIFF 2020: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
A consistent and thoroughly rewarding documentary
LFF 2020: Supernova
Macqueen proves himself a competent director
GRIMMFEST 2020: An Ideal Host
An Ideal Host proves a thoroughly entertaining ride
GRIMMFEST 2020: The Special
The Special is a unique experience
NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Bleed With Me
Moses’ greatest promise as a director comes from dragging overused horror film iconography out of the dust and giving it a little shake up
LFF 2020: Genus Pan
Lav Diaz adapts some semblance of a plot into, ironically, his shortest film in nearly a decade
LFF 2020: 200 Meters
Ameen Nayfeh crafts what is essentially a Middle Eastern political thriller road movie for his feature debut, 200 Metres
NIGHTSTREAM: My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To
A tight feature that oozes drama, looks stunning and confronts genuine familial and moral struggles