Blackbird
Blackbird does not soar as it should
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets simply has too much to offer, with none of it clicking together as it should
The Father
The Father is a brutal look at the effects of dementia, told in a superb manner structurally by Florian Zeller and helped to greatness by Anthony Hopkins
Promising Young Woman
On her debut feature, Emerald Fennell shows a terrific aesthetic touch
Alaska Is a Drag
Alaska Is a Drag clearly has a good heart even if the craft isn’t quite there
Pieces of a Woman
Pieces of a Woman is a touching character study
Death to 2020
Death to 2020 is a feeble replacement for the usual end-of-year Charlie Brooker escapades
The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age will do nothing to inspire or engage its audience
Sylvie’s Love
Eugene Ashe somehow manages to construct a movie that, despite its incessant familiarity, is immensely watchable
We Can Be Heroes
Rodriguez may be known for his B-Movie style, but We Can Be Heroes really does devolve further than normal
Soul
Soul is the perfect antidote to the malaise of 2020.
Greenland
Surprisingly, the disaster action movie Greenland is not the typically expected Gerard Butler misfire that one has come to expect
Mario Puzo's The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
It is becoming a recurring trait of legendary auteur and cinematic pioneer Francis Ford Coppola to tinkle and modify his catalogue of greatest hits
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a muddled film
The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky will undoubtedly remain a blip in Clooney’s career
Archenemy
Archenemy joins the ranks of James Gunn’s Super and Peter Stebbings’ Defendor as a satirical take on what has become the genre to take over the world
One Night in Miami
One Night in Miami is lethargic, visually bland and artistically subservient to the script.
Falling
Falling is a strong, passionate and compelling first feature from Viggo Mortensen
Songbird
A tiresome and uninspired thriller that only seeks to make the idea of a pandemic laughable
Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 immediately jumps to the top of the DCEU as both an incredibly fun and powerful addition to the universe