James Ager

Having studied Modern Languages at Durham University, James now lives and works in London, where he loves to discover new places and interesting experiences. He is a cinephile at heart, with a particular fondness for science-fiction, and in his spare time maintains his own film review blog.

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  Suburra

  ★★★★★

  If there’s one thing to be said for Suburra, it’s that it’s not afraid to...

  James Ager 20th June 2016
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  The Call Up

  ★★★★★

  The inherent flaw in any high-concept science fiction story is that the great idea at...

  James Ager 6th May 2016
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  Son of Saul

  ★★★★★

  Most people can recall the horror, the anger and the utter disgust that they felt...

  James Ager 26th April 2016
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  Captain America: Civil War

  ★★★★★

  In an industry that’s increasingly keen to play it safe, there’s a lot to...

  James Ager 19th April 2016
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  Court

  ★★★★★

  The premise of Court is an extremely simple one: it’s a dramatised exploration of India’s...

  James Ager 7th April 2016
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  Couple in a Hole

  ★★★★★

  The premise of Couple in a Hole is a simple if unusual one: the film...

  James Ager 4th April 2016
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  Midnight Special

  ★★★★★

  Midnight Special sings from the Amblin hymnbook with such fervour that it could almost be...

  James Ager 1st April 2016
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  Theatre

  FANY (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) at the Arts Theatre

  ★★★★★

  It need not be said that theatre is an audiovisual...

  James Ager 18th March 2016
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  Sing Street

  ★★★★★

  The premise of Sing Street is not a complicated one: a kid at a new...

  James Ager 16th March 2016
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  Fei Cui Zhi Cheng (City of Jade)

  ★★★★★

  If there’s one thing to be said for Midi Z’s...

  James Ager 3rd March 2016