Film Reviews
Clothes and identity related film reviews
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Bombshell: Below the Belt
The leggy lure of Bombshell.
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Phantom Thread: An Insight into Autism and Relationships
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 the retirement role of Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock, 1950s fashion house couturier. But one of the key components to Reynolds is missing from the discussion: Autism. Phantom Thread opens with Reynolds (Day-Lewis) getting dressed to formalities of the era. Polished shoes, ironed trousers, a fresh button-down shirt, with the addition of long magenta socks to introduce the notion of creativity, or perhaps particularities to the character. The scene moves to breakfast, which quietly adds…
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Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz is here and as far as fantasy costume is concerned, you are in for some surprises.
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Review: Les Misérables
Les Misérables is drenched in costume symbolism, specifically revolutionary red, white and blue. Subtle was never its intention.
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Review: Skyfall
James Bond is back and he has never scrubbed up better. Tom Ford now exists to make Daniel Craig suits.
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Review: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
A breezy retrospective of the most famous fashion editor of all time.
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Review: Looper
A mishmash of sci-fi conventions and clichés cobbled together as something we have never quite seen before.
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Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan once again shows his appreciation for costume in this immensely satisfying end to the Dark Knight trilogy.
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Review: Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis satisfies as everything avant-garde cinema should be; an immaculate journey into weird.
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Review: Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson’s most sartorially significant film yet.
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Review: Avengers Assemble
It is impossible not to have fun watching Avengers Assemble.
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Review: The Woman in Black
Proving that frock coats and heavy lace dresses really are terrifying.
