Barnaby Turner

WHAT I LIKED: The Chef in 'The Menu,' is tired of working to his rich, asshole customers' approvals, so he decides to kill them all over the course of one evening at his pretentious island restaurant. The whole thing becomes a slow, course-by-cour... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: The most engaging thing about Sam Mendes' 'Empire of Light,' is Olivia Colman's Hilary - not only because she's portrayed so well by an ever-perfect performance from Ms Colman, but because she's written as one of those characters who... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Joachim Trier's 'The Worst Person in the World,' is a film about a woman's heart-achingly real struggle to feel content against her own and others expectations of her life. After a brief prologue montage outlining her jump from care... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: With a young immigrant nurse falling victim to the blame of a rich family, the original 'Knives Out,' had a bit of social commentary behind its great whodunit story. But Rian Johnson's sequel 'Glass Onion,' turns up the dials to beco... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: The way James Cameron is talking about the state of cinema, you'd think that his long-awaited sequel to 'Avatar,' might be the next Citizen Kane. But, judging by the first film's well-intended but bloated and heavy-handed tale of col... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: "War isn't worth it," is the one obvious sentiment that almost all war movies carry, particularly those about the barbaric, senseless battle along the Western front of World War 1. What sets such films apart is the way they tell the... Read the full review »