Reviews by Peter Williams
Brave New World
Peter Williams
Fantastic! The futuristic setting of Westgate shopping centre marries well the central concept of Huxley's Brave New World of a dreadful tomorrow in which consumption reigns and a shallow, hedonistic ...
6 years ago
Brave New World
The Second Mother [15]
Peter Williams
This is a delightful and thoughtful film, one of the best to come out of Brazil in years. It explores the contradictions of live-in maids, who despite their central role in most Brazilian ...
9 years ago
The Second Mother [15]
The Fifth Estate [15]
Peter Williams
A popular docudrama about real and current events and personalities is a challenge, but they seem to have got this one about right. The film recounts the rise from nowhere of WikiLeaks, to its global ...
11 years ago
The Fifth Estate [15]
Django Unchained [18]
Peter Williams
Stop. Don't waste your time. This could have been an interesting exploration of the historically messy time at the end of the slave-era, or even a cowboy movie with black cow-hands (yes, there ...
12 years ago
Django Unchained [18]
Another Year [12A]
Peter Williams
Unmitigatingly depressive with few redeeming moments, Mike Leigh delivers over two hours of closely observed agony - a dissection of English culture and society and all its defects. One thing is ...
14 years ago
Another Year [12A]
Vicky Cristina Barcelona [12A]
Peter Williams
My film-buddy and I could barely wait to leave the cinema; we were laughing, but only because it was SO bad, especially the voice-over. It's been suggested to me that this was supposed to be comic - ...
16 years ago
Vicky Cristina Barcelona [12A]
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