Ink

INK is a shot of adrenaline from Danny Boyle who directs the hell out of the rise of the scandalous British newspaper, The Sun. The final third of the movie wisely slows down to take in the severity of the monster Larry Lamb and Rupert Murdoch (Brilliantly played with fiery…

Matt Neglia

Danny Boyle opens his entire armoury to tell the story of The Sun , Larry Lamb and Rupert Murdoch with the same dynamic energy as when I first discovered him almost 30 years ago.

Anurag Kashyap

I’ll admit I was half distracted for most of the movie but I didn’t vibe with this. I don’t think they portrayed either person bad enough  Also the AI photo is so incredibly pointless and jarring that it feels like it was a test to see what audiences would notice and put…

Amanda the Jedi

Boyle's high voltage, popcultural popsicle style meets a dusty, musty period piece-esque story from last century. first it looks a bit as if a tamed down Guy Pearce' Lee van Buren right out of The Brutalist gives a character study of Rupert Murdoch, then it essentially…

shookone

Really enjoyed Boyle’s eclectic, propulsive style. The message is effective, if clear from the outset. I think we could have gotten more out of the central characters other than their ruthlessness. Jack O’Connell is a really compelling lead here.

The Oscar Expert

Oppenheimer for journalists

marcintarcin

Ink is a snappy, entertaining, and damning portrait of journalism where profits triumph over ethics. Boyle’s direction keeps this movie alive, making the origin story of this paper feel seismic It’s also a case of, what I expected is what I got

Brother Bro

Liked it plenty but loved it less than 28 Years Later, if we’re talking about this era of Boyle. That felt like seeing the world, and how gut-churningly terrifying it can be, for the first time in so many ways—this feels like the dirty mirror they tell you can’t hurt you…

Ella Kemp

Ink is a wonderfully entertaining journalism movie, with rapid-fire pacing, a killer soundtrack, Danny Boyle’s signature visual style, and a fantastic lead performance by Jack O’Connell. The film never fully takes flight as a true original of its genre, but it’s fun while…

Brian Rowe