Alistair Ryder

‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Review: Tennis Drama Muffles its Lead Instead of Challenges Her | London Film Festival

We don’t need to meet the elusive Jeremy to conclude that he is the Lydia Tár of tennis. A youth… Read More

October 26, 2024

‘Flow’ Review: Earnest Feline Spin on Climate Change Era Noah’s Ark Story Lacks Boldness | London Film Festival

I don’t play video games, as to quote the great modern philosopher Adrian Chiles, they’re not good for your mental… Read More

October 22, 2024

‘Joy’ Review: The Clash Between Religion and Science Over the Early Stages of IVF Feels All Too Prescient | London Film Festival

In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, is a modern miracle, with 12 million babies born out of this process since it was… Read More

October 18, 2024

‘Three Kilometers to the End of the World’ Review: Emanuel Pârvu’s LGBTQ Story is Missing a Queer Path to Authenticity | London Film Festival

It’s no secret that not all countries are keeping pace with the most populous Western nations when it comes to… Read More

October 13, 2024

‘A Very Royal Scandal’ TV Review: Dutiful and Boring, There’s Simply No Scoop Here

Can a movie about an interview reveal more about its subject than the interview itself? With the recent, Emmy-nominated Netflix… Read More

September 18, 2024

‘Never Let Go’ Review: Halle Berry Wigs Out in Spooky, Effective Supernatural Thriller

The recent success of A Quiet Place: Day One has proven that audiences haven’t yet tired of dystopian survival horror,… Read More

September 16, 2024

‘Speak No Evil’ Review: James McAvoy Stars as a Sexy Villain in Remake That’ll Make You Scream

If you thought the streaming era finally helped people get over their fear of the one-inch barrier of subtitles, Hollywood… Read More

September 9, 2024

‘Borderlands’ Review: Lock This Disaster in a Vault and Throw Away the Key

Was Madame Web just the warm-up for a bigger blockbuster disaster on the horizon? Lionsgate’s adaptation of the video game… Read More

August 8, 2024

‘Wicked Little Letters’ Review: Foxy Ass Fun That Doesn’t Go Quite Far Enough

Few people in the movies curse quite as effectively as Olivia Colman, and casting her as the demure rival to… Read More

March 22, 2024

‘La Traviata, My Brothers & I’ review: Yohan Manca’s winsome family drama is a winning debut feature [Cannes Review]

After a year off, Cannes has returned with a lineup that’s an embarrassment of riches, seemingly designed to make even… Read More

July 13, 2021

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