Film Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Following Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012, it was apparent that we would soon be inundated with new Star Wars...
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Film Review – Grandma (2015)
Writer-director Paul Weitz's immediately loveable dramedy, Grandma, is a joyous romp that serves as a shining testament to the outstanding...
Film Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (2015)
After a pretty stellar second instalment, The Hunger Games series missed a gear with Mockingjay Part 1, a lethargic affair...
Film Review – Fantastic Four (2015)
It wouldn’t be unfair to say that 20th Century Fox has made something of a hash of the Fantastic Four...
Film Review – Fairytale: Story Of The Seven Dwarves (2015)
It would be nice to able to say something good about Fairytale: Story of the Seven Dwarves (2014) also known...
Film Review – Big Hero 6 (2015)
Resolutely refusing to change its name, riskily provoking cries of displeasure from simpletons who “haven’t seen the first five films”,...
Film Review – The Babadook (2013)
Jennifer Kent’s directorial debut, The Babadook, is an unnervingly taut and psychologically tense exploration of post-traumatic distress and maternal despair....
Film Review – Grace Of Monaco (2014)
As someone who grew up adoring the over-the-top theatrics of Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Davis' later works and...
Film Review – Her (2013)
They always say a dog is a man's best friend, in Spike Jonze's Her (2014) man's best friend is his...
Review – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Almost ten years after his first cinematic outing, San Diego (It's pronounced "San Di-Aaahgo") newsman, Ron Burgundy, is back. Despite...
Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Last time out I found my ramble through Middle Earth a bit of a drag. Peter Jackson’s decision to extend...
Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Despite the fact that the opening salvo of The Hunger Games series plucked a downtrodden pauper from a life of...
Thor: The Dark World Review
There, increasingly, seems to be two types of film in modern cinema - Marvel and DC comic-book superhero movies, and...
World War Z Review
Despite its well documented production problems, World War Z manages to be a stunningly refreshing and original take on the...