Doctor Strange ****
Some of the slower parts of the film go unnoticed because Cumberbatch always commands a presence and is immensely enthralling to watch.
Tag: Tilda Swinton
LFF 2015: A Bigger Splash ****
A Bigger Splash is must-see viewing for those who like a modern-day tragedy of forbidden longing, both in acting and setting. Has got to be one of Fiennes’s finest performances in a long time.
The Zero Theorem ***
Terry Gilliam returns to his Brazil ideas in his latest film, The Zero Theorem, such as Big Brother watching/controlling, quirky romance and even quirkier surroundings that scream of escapism from the throng of daily life’s burden. All set in a future of some description – though hopefully, not one we have to look forward to, …
The Grand Budapest Hotel *****
Director Wes Anderson’s mind is a fascinating one, managing to engage us with imaginative characters and locations that have a warm but barmy feel to them. The Grand Budapest Hotel is no exception, as theatrical and slightly obsessive as his others, but charmingly told. Ralph Fiennes has morphed into many characters over the years, and …
LFF: We Need To Talk About Kevin****
Tilda Swinton generally never fails to impress audiences in anything she turns her hand to. Indeed, what can honestly be said about Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s riveting and utterly chilling book, We Need To Talk About Kevin, is that the role was written unquestionably for Swinton – or even the book’s character for …