Movie reviews of Richard Alaba

Has enough laughter and warm-hearted moments to be worth watching despite its BYO ending. Review

At best, it is a solid tale made lacklustre in the telling. Review

A gripping character-driven film that provides a fascinating glimpse into Norway’s war history. Review

A lightweight rom-com... Review

While this film comes with little fanfare, it has solid storytelling, exciting visuals, and well-crafted acting... Review

Some people will love the action but apart from great camerawork, this writer found little to commend. Review

Modernises Orwell’s 1984 into a techno-dystopia with a core premise that is not as absurd as some might think. Review

This sensitive coming of age tale is an honest conversation about some of the most complex feelings a human can ever experience. Review

The dialogue is genuinely funny, insightful, and heartfelt. Review

This low-budget high-risk film is one of the most innovative you will find in its genre but opinions are clustered at the extremes. Review

Depicts human weakness, unpredictability, and art world pretensions with full-frontal realism. Review

Given its quality ingredients this film should have worked. Review

Although it fails to illuminate Dunkirk history it is an immersive masterpiece of spectacle. Review

Despite its high-quality inputs this film is more about form than substance. It has not risen to its potential. Review

Some may find it slow-moving, but the storytelling’s gentle pace is perfect in this portrait of a gentle artist. Review

So many horror films fall limp at the finishing line but the final scene of this one will send shivers down your spine. Review

May be a solid work. But serious drama today expects more depth of characterisation and complexity of narrative interpretation. Review

There are so many engaging layers in this film. Review

Achieves much by creatively merging its medium and message. Review

Brave and provocative cinema that cuts across the guilt versus innocence binary. Review

Historians have every right to point and sneer, but this film should be judged as cinema, not history. And it is fine cinema indeed. Review

This cleverly made film has many surprising twists and turns that are thought provoking and entertaining. Review

A superbly produced Gothic tale andone the best period dramas of the year. Review

It shows admirable restraint in keeping its political biases in check and allows an audience to reflect on what’s wrong with commercial lobbying in a free market capitalist economy. Review