BrillFilms

Brill Films – Film News, Reviews & Comment

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • News
    • Celebrity
    • Industry
    • Technology
    • Festivals
    • Obituary
  • Books
  • Reviews
  • World
  • Doc
  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Family
  • Action
  • Horror
  • Thriller
  • SciFi
  • Amimation

Post navigation

← Older posts

The Rocky Horror Picture Show review – the campfest that became a cultural colossus

As the all-singing, all-conquering horror-schlocker celebrates its 50th birthday, the genuine one-off retains all its raucous, raunchy, riotous joy

The strangest David Lynch facts – ranked!

Ahead of a new biography of the late director (whose favourite number was seven), we rundown some of the most offbeat things about this most mysterious modern genius

This Is Spinal Tap review – a glorious heavy-rock nightmare that was ahead of its time

Rereleased ahead of its forthcoming sequel, the classic mockumentary about the mythic pomp of a musical colossus on the decline is still a joy

If your husband’s having an affair, this woman will get rid of her: the gripping film about China’s ‘mistress dispellers’

Available for hire, professional persuaders deceive their way into the lives of cheating men – and see off the extra lover. We meet the maker of a jaw-dropping documentary about a growing phenomenon

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough review – a candid portrait of a literary one-off

Paul Sng’s documentary finds the Trainspotting author as funny, sharp and unrepentant as ever – from boyhood in Leith to globetrotting fame and a hallucinogenic trip in Canada

Splitsville review – open marriage comedy is a silly, scrappy and sex-filled good time

Dakota Johnson leads a raucous look at two couples exploring ethical non-monogamy in a messy yet entertaining ride

Kangaroo Island review – a tonally uneven family drama with a scene-stealing backdrop

Despite strong performances and moments of emotional resonance, the first-time feature film from Timothy David threatens to devolve into Hallmarkian slosh

Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex review – confessions of a chimney sweep

Rooftop conversations about sexuality and gender identity make this the most didactic – yet still lively – instalment of Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk review – shattering memorial to Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona

Sepideh Farsi’s devastating documentary follows Hassona through a year of video calls before a fate that, though well known, is too bitter to bear

Can a Netflix documentary explain what really happened to Jussie Smollett?

An eye-opening new look at the controversial, confusing story of the Empire actor whose violent attack was then disputed provides complicated new evidence

Meanwhile on Earth review – compelling French sci-fi explores complex extraterrestrial ethics

Megan Northam excels in animator Jérémy Clapin’s quietly powerful live-action debut, a cleverly conceived drama that turns a cosmic bargain into a moving study of loss

The secret life of a child star: how Alyson Stoner survived stalkers, starvation and sexualisation

Stoner was a small child when they began acting professionally – and their experience included extreme pressure, dangerous diets, rehab, dashed hopes and self-doubt. Now, with a new memoir, they consider how they escaped ‘the toddler to train-wreck pipeline’

Kevin Costner calls lawsuit over on-set rape scene a ‘bold-faced lie’

Actor and director responded to stunt professional’s claims she was forced to perform an unscripted sexual assault

Guy Pearce set to play Rupert Murdoch in Danny Boyle-directed drama

Actor to lead adaptation of acclaimed play Ink with Jack O’Connell also in talks to play the Sun editor Larry Lamb

The Map That Leads to You review – sugary Amazon romance works best as travelogue

Rising star Madelyn Cline is a charming lead in an unusually glossy streaming weepie that leads to overfamiliar territory

Post navigation

← Older posts

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show review – the campfest that became a cultural colossus
  • The strangest David Lynch facts – ranked!
  • This Is Spinal Tap review – a glorious heavy-rock nightmare that was ahead of its time
  • If your husband’s having an affair, this woman will get rid of her: the gripping film about China’s ‘mistress dispellers’
  • Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough review – a candid portrait of a literary one-off
  • Splitsville review – open marriage comedy is a silly, scrappy and sex-filled good time
  • Kangaroo Island review – a tonally uneven family drama with a scene-stealing backdrop
  • Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex review – confessions of a chimney sweep
  • Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk review – shattering memorial to Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona
  • Can a Netflix documentary explain what really happened to Jussie Smollett?
  • Meanwhile on Earth review – compelling French sci-fi explores complex extraterrestrial ethics
  • The secret life of a child star: how Alyson Stoner survived stalkers, starvation and sexualisation
  • Kevin Costner calls lawsuit over on-set rape scene a ‘bold-faced lie’
  • Guy Pearce set to play Rupert Murdoch in Danny Boyle-directed drama
  • The Map That Leads to You review – sugary Amazon romance works best as travelogue
  • Aubrey Plaza talks about her husband’s suicide: ‘A daily struggle, obviously’
  • Broadcast News: a romcom set in a TV studio that manages to make integrity sexy
  • Please take your seats, the carnage is about to begin: what will Quentin Tarantino’s West End debut look like?
  • ‘I’m not a big CGI guy’: Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash on remaking trash classic Deathstalker
  • The Ceremony review – stark, stylish migrant drama exposes a dark side to the Yorkshire Dales
  • Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest rages against the new but leaves him looking too old
  • Sharon Stone says she’s not involved in Basic Instinct reboot: ‘I don’t know why you’d do it’
  • Mistress Dispeller review – goodness and vulnerability shine through in candid love triangle doc
  • The Home review – Pete Davidson gets spooky with retirement-facility horror
  • Grand Prix of Europe review – rodents hit the road in easy-going family animation
  • ‘He gave me a massage. I’ve never been in more pain in my life’: Terence Stamp remembered by Paul Andrew Williams
  • Quentin Tarantino weighs in on one of cinema’s big questions: what is the best Tarantino movie?
  • Here We Go Again: the enduring appeal of Mamma Mia!
  • ‘You’re gonna need a bigger bank account’: how a Jaws child actor turned a fleeting appearance into a fortune
  • ‘These are moist times we live in’: the strange, sticky world of Australian film-maker Philip Brophy

Contact www.brillfilms.com   Terms of Use