#Cannes2025 begins today, and I've previewed the festival for Cinematic Sense. Here are the many, many films look out for. #Cannes #CannesFilmFestival #FestivalDeCannes cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/05/13/pre…

As #Cannes gets underway, today marks the 20th anniversary of a film that premiered at the festival and starred this year's jury head, Juliette Binoche. So here's my review of the great Michael Haneke's HIDDEN [CACHÉ] for Cinematic Sense... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/05/14/fil…

The new #MissionImpossible is now out, so I decided to celebrate it by revisiting MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II (which turns 25 tomorrow). Many consider it to be the worst in the franchise - but I felt obliged to defend it for Cinematic Sense... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/05/23/in-…

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING: All stunts have led to this for Ethan Hunt and for Tom Cruise. The climax to his franchise does need a lot of set-up before it can get going, but by the end, it is incredibly stunning. For Cinematic Sense: cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/05/27/mis…

New edition of the 'Cinematic Sense Monthly' newsletter is out! I talk about tariffs (boo!), Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or win (yay!) and how NEON and MUBI have dominated the Cannes market: cinematicsense8.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/cin…

Haven't done a multiple-reviews-in-one for a while. So for Cinematic Sense, I looked at Laura Carreira's social realist debut ON FALLING (great film) and Takeshi Kitano's crime spoof BROKEN RAGE (also a great film)... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/06/09/fil…

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME: Wes Anderson has never put a foot wrong, and that streak continues with his new, rewarding dark comedy. By the end, he proves he still has the power to amaze. Mia Threapleton is totally brilliant. For Cinematic Sense... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/06/13/fil…

For Cinematic Sense, I wrote what is basically a love letter to John DeMarsico and how his and SNY's coverage of the New York Mets proves that #baseballiscinema... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/06/20/joh…

Denis Villeneuve has been announced as the director of the next Bond film. For Cinematic Sense, I take a look at what it means for the future of the franchise... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/06/26/den…

This month's Cinematic Sense newsletter takes on a Lynchian feel. I write about some museum exhibitions, AI and the recently-announced BFI season dedicated to the great auteur (also rice cookers - trust me, it makes sense when you read about it...) cinematicsense8.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/jun…

New review for Cinematic Sense - I really liked the Italian drama VERMIGLIO... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/07/30/fil…

In this month's Cinematic Sense newsletter, I pay tribute to Michael Madsen, get excited about the Thomas Crown Affair remake and talk about how much I love the 'Rock DJ' scene in BETTER MAN... cinematicsense8.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/jul…

For Cinematic Sense, I look at the Chinese animated film that is dominating the box office in 2025 - by some considerable margin. What does the success of Ne Zha 2 mean for the industry? See the next Tweet to find out more...

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For Cinematic Sense, I thought Dea Kulumbegashvili's APRIL was truly outstanding... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/08/06/fil…

For Loud and Clear Reviews, I had a lot of fun with THE REGULARS. A Clerks-style workplace comedy drama that is also a perfect tribute to Prince Charles Cinema... loudandclearreviews.com/the-regulars-2…

New review for Cinematic Sense - I quite enjoyed PAVEMENTS, Alex Ross Perry's kaleidoscopic documentary about the band Pavement. It's also a music biopic/jukebox musical/museum exhibit/interrogation of all three and the way musicians' stories are told... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/08/13/fil…

. Cinematic Sense turns 6 today. Every year, I use this anniversary to review a classic film that I adore. This time, I’ve written about Peter Bogdanovich’s thrilling, Barbra Streisand-starring screwball comedy WHATS UP, DOC? cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/08/16/wha…

Time for another catch-up review. This time, I looked at SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (very good), THE EXTRAORDINARY MISS FLOWER (OK if one-note) and LAST SWIM (marvellous). For Cinematic Sense... cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/08/20/fil…

The 2025 Venice Film Festival begins today. Here is my preview for Cinematic Sense... #Venezia82 #BiennaleCinema2025 #Venice2025 #VeniceFilmFestival cinematicsense.home.blog/2025/08/27/pre…