Film Reviews

Shane A.Bassett 21 June 2016

Boldly and brazenly, Independence Day was touted as a next generation Star Wars. A massive box office hit in 1996...

Elly Jones 21 June 2016

On a remote Italian island, rock star Marianne (Tilda Swinton) and her boyfriend Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts) are spending their summer making love...

Andrew McArthur 21 June 2016

Bratwurst Nazis (Bratzis) run amuck through a Canadian convenience store, whilst two millennial yoga fans reluctantly attempt to contain the...

Andrew McArthur 21 June 2016

The American and British action realms collide in Take Down (aka Billionaire Ransom) from genre regular Jim Gillespie (D-Tox, I...

Andrew McArthur 20 June 2016

Brian Cox headlines British-Hungarian co-production, The Carer, which lightly explores the concept of ageing and the loss of independence -...

Paul 20 June 2016

Stealing cars is a remarkable coming of age drama about a young man named Billy (Emory Cohen, Brooklyn), who after...

Peter Fletcher 20 June 2016

Ivan is a 12 year old child who is part of an army unit. After he is pulled from duty...

Andrew McArthur 19 June 2016

French action filmmaker Frédéric Schoendoerffer's latest feature, Le convoi (Fast Convoy in the UK), is a high-octane road movie boasting...

Andrew McArthur 19 June 2016

Brady Corbet's directorial debut, The Childhood of a Leader, is an unsettling operatic piece that gives the coming of age...

Andrew McArthur 19 June 2016

Finland's role in World War II is examined in documentary, War and Peace of Mind, from writer-director Ari Matikainen. Whilst...

Andrew McArthur 19 June 2016

Outpost director Steven Barker turns his attention to contemporary zombie fare in The Rezort - a film that it positions...

Andrew McArthur 17 June 2016

Jeremy Irons and Olga Kurylenko may not be the actors you expect to lead a romantic mystery drama, but writer-director...

Ben Browne 17 June 2016

Despite being nominated for a slew of awards, Trumbo received very little hype when it was released last year in...

Andrew McArthur 15 June 2016

Mads Matthiesen's The Model presents an unsettling glimpse into the fashion industry and the effects it has on young models....