Film Friday

The film Killers of the Flower Moon is about the appalling murders of members of the Osage nation for their land which, though initially undesirable, is now clearly rich with …

In the film Fireflies in the Garden Charles is a harsh and domineering father. When teenage relative Jane comes to stay one summer he tells his young son Michael to …

In the film The Miracle Club, Lily, Chrissie, Eileen and Dolly head off to Lourdes looking for, as you might expect, a miracle or two. Dolly’s son Daniel has never spoken and …

Elemental is tale of fire and water, a sort of Romeo and Juliet story. Ember is a fire elemental who helps her immigrant parents run Firebrand, the local store and hangout in …

The Old Oak is a pub in a village in the North east. It’s on its last legs in a community struggling to make ends meet. Then a group of …

The famous detective Hercules Poirot declares in this film that he has lost all faith in any signs of the soul or an afterlife. He has seen too much suffering …

In the film my Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 a Greek family return from America to Greece to the place where their father used to live, to try and locate …

Robert McCall is a highly competent and hugely motivated action guy, a man who goes looking for trouble so he can sort it out. In this movie he ends up …

This film begins with a relentless series of references to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the music and visuals here remind us of the opening scene of that Kubrick …

I have started re-reading one of my favourite books Where Eagles Soar by Jamie Buckingham, and in the introduction he describes salvation as being about becoming fully human. Which makes …

I was recently watching Matt Damon talk about the time he and Ben Affleck won Oscars for writing their film Goodwill Hunting. The interviewer asked them if they went crazy …

The latest Indiana Jones movie begins with Indy trying to get hold of the spear that pierced the side of Jesus after he died on the cross. It’s an ornate …

There is a moment in this sumptuous film, about a refugee celebrating the town that has taken her in with a lovingly prepared feast, when one character, the General, stands …

Everybody gets to play James Bond these days. Matt Damon famously played Jason Bourne in four movies, Chris Hemsworth is currently starring in Extraction 2 as the lead actioneer Tyler. Chris …

In the new live action remake of The Little Mermaid, Ariel wants to see what life is like on land, even though under the sea the world is beautiful and …

The film Air tells the story of the sports company Nike attempting to sign the upcoming Michael Jordan to endorse their latest basketball shoe. One of the guys in the company, …

The movie The Book Club: Chapter Two begins with the group members meeting on zoom. Yes, this film begins during the pandemic, and the four participants have the usual online challenges as they …