Ma Ma
Penélope Cruz is at the centre of this drama. It’s about a woman taking charge of her life after a diagnosis of breast cancer, and ultimately finding love with a new family. Although it is […]
Cinema review
Ma Ma
Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
Eva Husson’s debut feature is a frank exploration of youthful attitudes towards sex and relationships. At its heart is an examination of the effect the internet and smartphone age has had on both intimacy and […]
When Marnie Was There
From the all powerful Studio Ghibli, When Marnie Was There is a beautiful animated feature about friendship and loneliness. Released in Japan in 2014 and in the US (in a dubbed version) last year, we are latecomers […]
Me Before You
The marketing makes it clear that Me Before You is a tear jerking romance. But what it doesn’t do is hint at the deeply dark premise that lies at its centre – that of a […]
Florence Foster Jenkins
There’s a thing that used to happen in the X-Factor (and may still do, I have to confess I haven’t watched it for a while) where deluded fame hungry and tone deaf auditionees would berate the […]