Calum Cooper

Calum Cooper is a Glasgow-based film critic with a decade of experience. An ardent lover of film, with a Masters degree in Film and Television Studies from the University of Glasgow, he has additional bylines at In Their Own League, The People’s Movies, Cinerama Film and Flickfeast among others.
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Review: ‘Migration’ is a breezy comedy with well-meaning messages that sail rather than soar

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Illumination has certainly made some colorful entries into the animation canon, namely with the Despicable Me franchise, but it has yet to make anything on par with the best of studios like Pixar, Laika, or Cartoon Saloon. Their most recent effort, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, certainly made money, but it was also …

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Review: ‘Role Play’ Cuoco and Oyelowo’s film is light on laughs and excitement

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True to its name, Role Play is an uninspired affair disguised as something more exciting. Its hybridization of the action and comedy genres has worked plenty of times in the past – Kick-Ass, Spy, Hot Fuzz, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and the 21 Jump Street films to name but a few examples. While they are all focused on …

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