“Dom’s much-memed obsession with ‘family’ seems to have infected the world around him, with several supporting characters earnestly referring to Dom’s crew as such as, in sweet defiance of their multi-ethnic provenance.”

Few can match the British aptitutude for cinematic rubbernecking. In Boiling Point- a 90-minute, one-shot rampage through a crowded restaurant, in which the camera acts as an invisible, voyeuristic Karen- this tendency to nosiness, and the nation’s edgy, regional acting talent, are stretched to their limits.

“Renfield, an incompetent, sappy but likeable relic of a bygone era, makes an unlikely hero for the urban disaffected: not unlike a certain octogenarian making another tilt for the White House, if he can stay on his own two feet for long enough.”

“One of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever gotten was about details. Audiences thrive on details, on set ups and pay-offs and little things – it gets them invested in your story beyond its central narrative and characters.”

“As Wick schleps off to whatever exotic clime, ready to dole out bloody punishment with the weary diligence of a dad at sports day, his willingness to engage in bits of gallows humour keeps us all on side.”

“The latest feature from avuncular pervert Paul Verhoeven- who has somehow avoided cancellation after nearly nine decades rejoicing in blood, sex, and fascism- turns a gleeful eye upon the real-life 17th century lesbian nun Benedetta Carlini, with predictable results.”

“Directed and cowritten by Mangold, Girl, Interrupted presents a sexy view of a mental hospital alongside the Lana del Rey nuances of mental illness, and the ways in which societal structures dehumanise “crazy” people.”

“Based on the Daphne du Maurier tale of the same name, Don’t Look Now pulls a disarmingly dreamy, haunting psychological thriller from a pulpy title.”