‘Benediction’ review: Jack Lowden delivers a magnificent performance in the latest from Terence Davies

Handsomely designed and lavishly shot, Benediction, the latest film from writer and director Terence Davies (A Quiet Passion, Deep Blue Sea) is a feast of wanting. There’s an immediate old fashioned flare to the film, which boasts textured production and…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Stonewall’

The technical aspects of Stonewall are as bland and middle-of-the-road as the films main character. The film’s pacing is discordant and bumpy, like traveling down an Indiana gravel road. The dullest moments get the longest screen time, while the climax of…

Puffing down the tracks, Firth’s latest ‘The Railway Man’ just misses the platform

First of all, I love war films. With corny camaraderie blanketed in period styled violence it’s hard not to love a classic WWII melodrama, especially if it’s based on true events. With a beautifully unique and inspiring true story to…