Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Sally Field as Tova and Lewis Pullman as Cameron Remarkably Bright Creatures ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Like a big warm hug, it’s sweet and at times quietly devastating. If you like your films […]
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Crime 101 (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Mark Ruffalo as Detective Lubesnick and Chris Hemsworth as Mike Davis Crime 101 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I didn’t go into Crime 101 expecting anything more than something half decent to spend the […]
War Machine (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
War Machine ⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Enjoyably stupid action and violence that might do just about enough to hold your attention This was suggested to me by a colleague of mine (let’s […]
Greenland 2: Migration (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Greenland 2: Migration ⭐️⭐️ 1/2 A perfectly serviceable sequel that doesn’t hit the heights of the first film First things first: this has nothing to do with the recent shenanigans […]
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
The Devil Wears Prada 2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Twenty years on, The Devil Wears Prada 2 doesn’t recapture the lightning of the original, but with Streep back at the centre and […]
The Sheep Detectives (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
The Sheep Detectives ⭐️⭐️⭐️ It hooks you with its charm first, then quietly slips in something sharper underneath, and it does it without ever patronising or pandering. Right from the […]
Apex (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Apex ⭐️⭐️ A strong cast and a mercifully short runtime aren’t enough to rescue this derivative survival chase I began watching Apex on Netflix as a bit of a blind […]
Michael (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Michael ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 A sanitised but very watchable tribute to the King of Pop I have to confess: I was braced for impact even to the cinema. Michael (the latest […]
Rose of Nevada (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Rose of Nevada ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Filmed on a hand-wound Bolex and deliberately hard to pin down, Mark Jenkin’s latest is strange, haunting, and worth the effort Last night I had the […]
The Drama (2026) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in The Drama (2026); Photographs IMDb The Drama ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A clever rom-com featuring lingering character portrayals I went into The Drama almost completely blind. The trailer […]
Romeo + Juliet (1996) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Romeo + Juliet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Andrea’s film club returns on Thursday 23 April to Chiswick Cinema, and he has chosen Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. Visually, this film is an absolute […]
Some Like It Hot (1959) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Some Like It Hot ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Andrea’s film club returns on Tuesday 22 July to Chiswick Cinema, and he has chosen comedy gangster caper Some Like It Hot, with Marilyn Monroe, […]
Black Bag (2025) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Black Bag ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 In a way it’s quite refreshing to see how Steven Soderbergh’s latest feature tries to hark back to a kind of gown-up, old-fashioned, stylish film-making aimed […]
Adolescence (2025) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Adolescence ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have just binged the latest Netflix mini-series Adolescence all in one breathless sitting. I had not actually planned to do so, but its raw and devastating power […]
Anora (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Anora ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Following its glorious Oscar wins, I’ve been asked by quite a lot of people, what I thoughts are regarding this film. I’ve now actually seen it three times […]
A Real Pain (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
A Real Pain ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I went to see “A Real Pain” knowing nothing about it, hence arriving with zero expectations. By the time the end credits were rolling, wiping tears […]
BAFTA winners and losers with Andrea Carnevali
Image: Best British Film ‘Conclave’ Triumphs, surprises and snubs at the 2025 BAFTA’s Last Sunday BAFTA awarded Conclave not just with the prize for Best British film of the year […]
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Mufasa: The Lion King ⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Call me old-fashion, but I’ll never understand the appeal of these live-action Computer-generated versions of what should have really been animated features. Right from […]
Queer (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Queer ⭐️⭐️ As I have probably said before, Guadagnino’s films have always been a bit of a “hit and miss” for me: I loved “Call Me by Your Name” and […]
Die Hard (1988) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Die Hard ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let’s face it, everyone has seen “Die Hard”, probably even more than once. We all know it is a Christmas classic, an action movie legend, and an […]
Wicked (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Wicked ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the stage musical (which itself was based on a novel by Gregory Maguire), Wicked imagines the untold story of the Witches of the West and the […]
Conclave (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Conclave ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I went to see “Conclave” not knowing anything about it, but soon it became clear that this was going to be one of my favourite films of the […]
Moana 2 (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Moana 2 ⭐⭐1/2 The original Moana, released eight years ago, was a huge hit for Disney: it scored $687 million at the global box office and, if the internet is […]
Paddington in Peru (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Paddington in Peru ⭐⭐⭐ The film has already been around for almost a month now and ever since its release all I hear from both critics and audiences is “the […]
Music by John Williams (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Music by John Williams ⭐⭐⭐1/2 I should probably preempt this review by saying that I honestly think John Williams is not just the best film composer ever, but possibly one […]
The Room Next Door (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
The Room Next Door ⭐⭐⭐1/2 A film that talks about a terminal illness and the difficult decision to end your own life with dignity, was never going to be a […]
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
The Silence of the Lambs ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes, it has been 25 years since Antony Hopkins appeared for the first time as Dr Hannibal Lecter on Valentine’s day (not your typical […]
The Apprentice (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
The Apprentice ⭐⭐⭐ Having worked on a four-part series for Netflix on Donald Trump, Trump: An American Dream, just a few year ago, I approached The Apprentice not just with […]
Elton John: Never Too Late (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Elton John: Never Too Late⭐⭐⭐ This documentary, set to be released on the big screen on the 15 of November and then on Disney+ from the 13 of December, revolves […]
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) – Review by Andrea Carnevali
Joker: Folie à Deux⭐⭐1/2 Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital. On in cinemas […]
