Reviews – May 2020

24/04/2020 | Reform

The space race

AstronautDirected by Shelagh McLeodCertificate PG, 97 minutesReleased 27 April on most UK movie streaming platforms

At 75, Angus Stewart (Richard Dreyfuss) moves into his daughter’s family home for medical reasons. With three generations living on top of … Read More

Reviews – April 2020

30/03/2020 | Reform

Gang life

County LinesDirected by Henry BlakeCertificate 15, 90 minutesReleased 17 April

‘Do you know what an acceptable loss is?’, a voice asks a teenage boy. ‘In your business, you’re the acceptable loss.’ County Lines may be this year’s hardest … Read More

Reviews – March 2020

21/02/2020 | Reform

Tramps like us

RunDirected by Scott GrahamCertificate 15, 77 minutesReleased 13 March

Finnie (Mark Stanley) hates his job in a fish factory in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. He and his wife Katie (Amy Manson) have Springsteen’s legend ‘Born to Run’ tattooed on … Read More

Reviews – February 2020

24/01/2020 | Reform

Poor family, rich family

ParasiteDirected by Bong Joon HoCertificate 15, 132 minutesReleased 7 February

With income inequality on the rise in the UK, this Oscar-nominated, edge-of-the seat thriller from South Korea couldn’t be more pertinent. A poor family struggling to … Read More

Reviews – December 2019/January 2020

22/11/2019 | Reform

Faithful Leader’s life

A Better Ambition: Confessions of a faithful liberalTim FarronSPCK£19.99 (hardback)ISBN: 9780281083589

Context is hugely important. It shapes the way that we engage with the world around us, and our own faith. With that in mind, it was … Read More

Reviews – November 2019

01/11/2019 | Reform

Struggling with the gig economy

Sorry We Missed YouDirected by Ken LoachCertificate 15, 101 minutesReleased 1 November

Newcastle. In need of a job, Ricky (Kris Hitchen) signs up with the parcel delivery firm PDF as a delivery driver. His status: … Read More