Eleanor Reviews

***/**** (3.5 stars) In 1971, Ron Stallworth became the first black officer to join the Colorado Police Department. After making contact with the local Ku Klux Klan, he recruited a white officer to help him infiltrate the group and thwart their destructive plans. Can some topics ever be funny? Perhaps I should rephrase the question: should some subjects ever be made into comedies? It's an emotive topic, and one that could (and probably has!) spark many a debate. From The Wipers Times of World War One Europe to Chris Morris' controversial Four Lions , the want to laugh at events or situations that scare or discomfort us is one that pops up again and again.  A film loaded with almost unbearable poignancy, Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman takes the terror instilled by the Ku Klux Klan and attempts to make it into something funny. It's a problematic set-up from the off, and the film battles with which tone to adopt throughout. Based on a true story, there is no

DVD Release/Available to stream ***** In the not-so-distant future, civilisation has fallen. Destroyed by monstrous creatures who hunt using sound, the world has fallen silent. In this bleak and noiseless setting, two parents aim to protect and raise their growing family... You know him as Jim in the US version of The Office . You might even know him as the latest cuddly-to-chiseled actor to transfer from funny man to Hollywood hunk, but did you know that John Krasinski is also a director? And for just a third foray behind the camera, A Quiet Place is an extremely assured piece of film making. Today, with how much we invest in speakers and headphones, it seems like a strange premise to base a film almost entirely around silence. And yet, when sound is taken away, it becomes all the more unnerving. When was the last time we truly heard nothing? Aside from the odd rattle of pills in a jar and the muffled sound of bare feet on the ground, the opening ten minutes or

***** When Elastigirl is hired to reverse the world's opinion on superheroes, Mr. Incredible is left to look after their children, including the mischievous Jack-Jack.   In 2004, Greece hosted the Olympic Games, the Spirit Rover landed on Mars, and Tony Blair was still the Prime Minister. It was also the year that The Incredibles was released - I was 12. In the intervening fourteen years between that film's debut and the coming of the second installment, it's fair to say that a great deal has happened, but Brad Bird's action-packed tale of a superhero family has successfully stood the test of time. Would the long-awaited sequel match that legacy? In my opinion, Incredibles 2 is a worthy follow-up: it's bursting at the seams with action; it's funny; the characters are relatable and true; and it's ultimately very engaging. As a study of an all-too-recognisable family (albeit with a few extra superpowers...), it's a very witty and kno