Month: May 2019

Booksmart (2019)

In the canon of excellent teen films, Booksmart‘s addition to the likes of Easy A, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and Edge of Seventeen is well earned. With sparkling and sincere performances from the leads, a soundtrack that never hits a dull note and a central tale about friendship and growing up that will grab you by the…

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Cannes Review: Bacurau (2019) | Screen Queens

My latest review from Cannes can be found on Screen Queens! Bacurau is a twisty and weird retelling of the western, from directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Find my review here Let me know what you think!

Cannes Review: Rocketman (2019)

After the many – and justified – criticisms surrounding 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody, a film about one of the most famous LGBT performers in the 20th century that contains exactly one kiss between Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) and his partner Jim Hutton (Aaron McCusker), there was some trepidation about Rocketman before its release. Luckily, director Dexter…

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Cannes Review: The Lighthouse (2019) | Screen Queens

Here is the first of my Cannes reviews, which has been published on Screen Queens! Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse is a twisted, eerie tale of maritime horror that will stick with you longer after you’ve left the cinema. It’s distributed by A24 and is due to be released in the UK on July 8th. You…

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Now on Netflix: Someone Great (2019)

  Jenny’s life is changing rapidly. She’s just broken up with her boyfriend of nine years and she’s about to leave New York and her friends behind for a sparkling new job in San Francisco, writing for Rolling Stone. On the eve of her departure west, she gets her two best friends together for one…

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