wendy-ide
Master Gardener review – Paul Schrader’s sluggish new crime thriller isn’t a grower
Joel Edgerton plays a horticulturist with a dark secret, Sigourney Weaver his dowager boss in a drama stunted by its poorly written female characters
Wendy Ide
28, May, 2023 @11:30 AM
Sisu review – one deadly Finn meets a lot of exploding Nazis
This gleefully gory B-movie romp follows a grizzled prospector as he exacts revenge in inventive ways on the troops who stole his gold
Wendy Ide
28, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
A Crack in the Mountain review – the moral maze of cave tourism in Vietnam
A documentary exploring the ethical dilemmas surrounding Son Doong cave in Vietnam is well meaning if a bit convoluted
Wendy Ide
28, May, 2023 @10:30 AM
Full Time review – super-stressful French drama about a working single mum on the edge
Laure Calamy is superb in Eric Gravel’s compelling Paris-set film about the perils of suburban commuting
Wendy Ide
28, May, 2023 @10:00 AM
Why film stars are getting older - and what it tells us about Hollywood’s new struggle
In an age of safe-bet franchises, reboots and sequels, young talent is being squeezed out of the limelight
Wendy Ide
28, May, 2023 @9:00 AM
The Other Fellow review – no, I’m James Bond…
Assorted men who share the fictional spy’s name are the shaken and stirred subjects of Matthew Bauer’s overstretched documentary
Wendy Ide
21, May, 2023 @12:00 PM
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV review – enjoyable documentary about the video artist
Amanda Kim’s documentary encapsulates the disruptive work of the Korean American artist, who was years ahead of his time
Wendy Ide
21, May, 2023 @11:30 AM
White Men Can’t Jump review – generic remake of the hit 90s comedy
In the Wesley Snipes-Woody Harrelson roles of the basketball-hustling duo, Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow are fine, but the original’s edginess has been lost
Wendy Ide
21, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret review – warm, emotionally agile Judy Blume adaptation
With terrific performances from Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams, Kelly Fremon Craig’s intuitive drama has cross-generational appeal
Wendy Ide
21, May, 2023 @10:30 AM
Under the Fig Trees review – dreamy, sensual Tunisian drama
Capturing long, hot days of flirting more than fig-picking among her young, non-professional cast, Erige Sehiri’s quietly observational feature debut beguiles
Wendy Ide
21, May, 2023 @10:00 AM
A Light Never Goes Out review – sentimental but sumptuous Hong Kong drama
The widow of a sign artist struggles to fulfil her late husband’s last wish to renovate one of his favourite neon signs
Wendy Ide
14, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
Dead Shot review – an IRA terrorist is bent on revenge in crude Troubles thriller
Gritty 70s London does most of the heavy lifting as an IRA man tracks down the British soldier who killed his wife in this Sky Original drama
Wendy Ide
14, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
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