Art House… Movie #16 2021: Ratcatcher (1999) 22 Jan 202115 Jan 2021 I’ve chosen to start this review off a little differently, as I wanted to show you the advertising poster that comes with this film. There’s something about it that feels…
Drama… Movie #14 2021: Babyteeth (2019) 20 Jan 202113 Jan 2021 2019 and 2020 really were great for good-looking indie films, weren’t they? Well, here’s another addition to that list. Directed by Shannon Murphy, who has directed a series of short…
Drama… Movie #13 2021: Rocks (2019) 19 Jan 202113 Jan 2021 Listen. Expect to be wowed by how solid a movie this is. From director Sarah Gavron (Suffragette) comes Rocks; a movie about a teenage girl living in London in the…
Drama… Movie #333 2020: Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) 28 Nov 202026 Nov 2020 Phwoar. How to describe this movie? Let's go with 'A Kick In The Tits.' That's what it feels like. No, this is not a Christmas movie, which I'm sure you'll…
Comedy… Movie #280 2020: What If (2013) 26 Oct 202019 Oct 2020 Why does this movie have a different title in some countries to others? To be honest, I assumed it was renamed because Gordon Ramsay said no. (It was originally called…
Horror… Movie #278 2020: Host (2020) 24 Oct 202012 Oct 2020 2020 is the year that filmmakers has to get really creative. That's no secret. Host is testament to that fact. Filmed entirely during UK lockdown, the characters in the film…
Comedy… Movie #268 2020: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) 4 Oct 20202 Oct 2020 Let's face it: the planet is on fire. Coronavirus, racial inequality, that presidential 'debate'... we're fucked. Now more than ever, we need cinema to be that form of escapism we're…
Classics… Movie #260 2020: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) 18 Sep 202015 Sep 2020 ''A classic!'' Those are usually the first two words you hear when someone describes My Big Fat Greek Wedding. So why hadn't I seen it before now? I don't know.…
Art House… Movie #227 2020: Short Term 12 (2013) 22 Jun 202011 Nov 2020 You may recall me ending my last review of Notting Hill claiming that romantic comedies aren't really my 'thing'. Well, this movie is entirely the opposite. This is exactly my…
Art House… Movie #209 2020: The Babadook (2014) 13 Jun 202011 Jun 2020 Not reviewed a good horror film here in a while at TQR so why not go back a few year to the movie that unexpectedly took us by storm? The…
The Quayside Review 