Film Pick UK

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eternal Beauty  - Written and directed by Craig Roberts. A defiant and tender new perspective on the subject of mental illness; Sally Hawkins is both fragile and feisty as June the central character with a super power labelled Schizophrenia. This film should go on to receive major recognition. Bold, brilliant, groundbreaking. Hope Gap  - Bill Nighy and Annette Bening play a couple whose 29 year marriage abruptly ends. Bening is wonderful as the fierce, feisty wife. Nighy is perfect as the infuriating, passive aggressive husband. Although a sad story it is peppered with humour and some real laugh out loud moments. JoJo Rabbit  - A fresh, daring take on WW2 Director/Screenwriter Taika Waititi tackles the subject of racism and nationalism using his unique style of humour to illustrate how ludicrous it is. Wickedly witty, there are also some acutely sobering moments. A  film that challenges the pursuit of hatred and dogma.   Calm with Horses - (Adapted from a short s

👎👎👎👎👎 1917 - Where shall I start in Sam Mendes's private war? Several sequences of film looked just like a video game, without zombies but with Germans. Dean Charles Chapmans performance is so awful I was relieved when he got killed. Don't expect any female characters, women have been written out of the war. A foundling baby looks ridiculously fat and happy, I could go on but this is the skinny.           Knives Out - Just dreadful, as is Daniel Craig's grating Louisiana accent. Why is Craig in this at all I wonder, surely he doesn't need the money? This film is most certainly not in the calibre of an Agatha Christie. If you yearn for a fresh adaptation of a Christie whodunnit I recommend you seek out the delicious work of Sarah Phelps. The Irishman - Robert De Niro pulling all the usual faces. Al Pacino pulling all the usual moves. Would be better as a series rather than a 3 hour film, giving you the option to binge watch . . .  or not. The Two