In the world of 21st century cinema, films must thrive despite vast competition during their opening weekend, leading to a studio tendency to over-hype supposed brilliance in the weeks before release, in a desperate bid to sell tickets. Too often phrases like 'greatest film of the year' and 'masterpiece’ are bandied about without the film … Continue reading 1917 review
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Little Women review
For 150 years the story of four sisters has captured imaginations around the world, selling millions of copies and spawning numerous adaptions... so when Greta Gerwig announced that she was following her highly successful directional debut, Ladybird, with a new version of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, it left many of us asking if there was anything new to be added to such a well loved, well told tale?
