22 Jan 2021
Malcolm & Marie review – suffocating, obnoxious relationship drama
Despite the presence of Zendaya and John David Washington, director Sam Levinson can't make this couple's dispute ring true
Articles by Ella Kemp
Favourite films: Moulin Rouge!, Magnolia, Singin’ in the Rain
Favourite actors: George MacKay, James Stewart, Gena Rowlands
Favourite filmmakers: Marielle Heller, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steve McQueen
04 Jan 2021
Every Pixar Film, Ranked
With their latest, Soul, now on Disney+, Ella Kemp braves the entire Pixar canon and sorts the misfires from the masterpieces...
30 Dec 2020
Soul review – Pixar’s latest is sophisticated, stirring and a little bumpy
The acclaimed animation studio reach for the stars with a jazz-inspired existentialist adventure, but don’t quite stick the landing
15 Dec 2020
Wonder Woman 1984 review – a soaring epic that celebrates love above all else
Patty Jenkins stakes her claim as the most ambitious and earnest of blockbuster filmmakers with this hopeful, retro-inclined sequel
10 Dec 2020
Cocoon review – stylish and thoughtful German coming-of-ager
Filmmaker Leonie Krippendorff helms this sun-kissed portrait of a teenage girl's sexual awakening with a refreshingly light touch
09 Dec 2020
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom review – a firecracker swansong for Chadwick Boseman
This Netflix adaptation casts Viola Davis as a bonafide jazz legend, but the spotlight shines brightest on the late Black Panther star
02 Dec 2020
County Lines review – dour but vital glimpse at teen drug trafficking
Henry Blake’s directorial debut is a relentlessly bleak affair, though it offers a powerful lead performance from newcomer Conrad Khan
02 Dec 2020
Host review – Zoom-based horror is surprisingly sharp and scary
Rob Savage capitalises on the nightmare of lockdown for a yarn that’s timely but never tacky - and refreshingly lean at 57 minutes
30 Nov 2020
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions – Taylor Swift concert doc is an existential balm
The singer-songwriter makes another step towards reclaiming her full image with an intimate performance of album folklore
17 Nov 2020
Spree review – derivative but compelling Joe Keery star vehicle
Eugene Kotlyarenko’s timely, cautionary tale about social media's lethal potential is highly watchable but treads familiar ground
13 Nov 2020
My Favourite Cinema in London: The Prince Charles Cinema
With a second lockdown underway, our writers pay tribute to their favourite independent cinemas in the capital. This time: Ella Kemp on Leicester Square's beloved, two-screen institution
11 Nov 2020
Mank review – beautiful and damning relic of Hollywood’s greedy ambition
David Fincher’s portrait of disputed Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz is a probing look beyond all that glitters