Film reviews just in – Marty Supreme; Wuthering Heights; Lord of the Flies. 15 Jan, 2026.

One of the reasons I don’t enjoy period films that use as a soundtrack music which is yet to come for the age in which they are set, is not entirely about the jarring incongruity of the moment the music kicks in; nor is it that the generation below me has now come of age, … Continue reading Film reviews just in – Marty Supreme; Wuthering Heights; Lord of the Flies. 15 Jan, 2026.

Watched films of 2023-24, part I.

Emerald Fennell whose name will always be attached to this monumentally embarrassing mistake of a project, is a person of wealth. Unfortunately though, not of taste. Both Jade and Emerald, seem somehow envious of the work of great writers and film makers, and have attempted to mirror their brilliance. The result, in both cases, comes over as no better than the vanity projects of well-funded, wannabee, amateurs.

There’s no soothing balm to make Saltburn better.

If three monkeys were left alone with single typewriter, between them they’d have produced the script of Saltburn within a week.