SPOILERS If you’ve heard anything about Phantom Thread (2017, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson), you are bound to uncover a multitude of thoughts on the astounding Academy Award winning costume work of Mark Bridges or[…]
Category: Film Reviews
Clothes and identity related film reviews
Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz is here and as far as fantasy costume is concerned, you are in for some surprises.
Review: Les Misérables
Les Misérables is drenched in costume symbolism, specifically revolutionary red, white and blue. Subtle was never its intention.
Review: Skyfall
James Bond is back and he has never scrubbed up better. Tom Ford now exists to make Daniel Craig suits.
Review: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
A breezy retrospective of the most famous fashion editor of all time.
Review: Looper
A mishmash of sci-fi conventions and clichés cobbled together as something we have never quite seen before.
Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan once again shows his appreciation for costume in this immensely satisfying end to the Dark Knight trilogy.
Review: Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird.
Review: Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson’s most sartorially significant film yet.
Review: Avengers Assemble
It is impossible not to have fun watching Avengers Assemble.
Review: The Woman in Black
Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying.
Review: War Horse
Costume designer Joanna Johnston has recreated WW1 with staunch accuracy.