Milo (Eric Ruffin) lives in poverty on a social housing block. Michael O’Shea’s urban vampire story is the perfect antidote to the “Twilight” era of soppy love stories and romantic blood-suckers. Top: Alex Hibbert as Chiron in Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning “Moonlight.”įorget about “Twilight” and lovey-dovey vampires, “The Transfiguration” is dark and disturbing. Gal Gadot totally rocked as Diana Prince … it’s just a shame the rest of the film wasn’t at her individual level of awesomeness. If only Patty Jenkins’ action-adventure tale hadn’t have been so generic and tick-boxing (the Big Bad and romance elements sucked). The appearance of the female-focused superhero flick in “Wonder Woman” is a welcome development. Hollywood’s summer blockbusters continue to disappoint, with its bland roster of superhero movies and brand-focused sequels. Traditionalists will find such a distribution method deeply disturbing, with smaller films subject to very limited theatrical runs or not at all. For indie movies, this is the way forward and the future. Indie movies continue to impress, with a range of excellent titles bypassing traditional releases altogether and heading straight to Video on Demand services (Netflix, Mubi, Amazon). There’s a long way to go yet, but so far 2017 has seen another bumper crop of movies. It’s June! Which means it’s time for our annual mid-year check-up on what films have impressed us the most.
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