Category: Reviews
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Hitman: Agent 47 – Review
It just offers so little that we haven’t seen before, as a real by the numbers thriller that abides frustratingly by the tropes of the genre at hand. Read More >
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Good People – Review
“Genz’s first feature in the English language is undoubtedly an accomplished one, but as we progress towards the finale, it becomes all too generic.” Read More >
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Pickup on South Street – Review
Through his career, Samuel Fuller carved a dark corner in Hollywood, writing and directing pictures that used America’s shadowy underbelly as a backdrop for sexy, romantic capers, fronted by characters with mixed-up morals. Some of his films may be deemed a little rough around the edges, too eager to shock and awe the audience into… Read More >
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The Legend of Barney Thomson – Review
“At its core, The Legend of Barney Thomson is a deeply sad, poignant film, with an empathetic protagonist.” Read More >
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The Long Good Friday – Review
Think of a classic gangster film. If The Godfather, or perhaps its sequel, or maybe even Goodfellas crosses your mind, you wouldn’t be wrong in judging those as the genre’s giddy apexes – but if you look to the other side of the Atlantic, then you’ll find something far more insidious and dark, gnarling its teeth at any… Read More >
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Mr. Holmes – Review
“for the first time Sherlock is no longer somebody we’re merely in awe of, but somebody we can relate to.” Read More >
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The Connection – Review
If you think you’re going to be seeing the charming, ebullient, iridescent Jean Dujardin of The Artist fame, then think again. In the Cedric Jimenez thriller The Connection, we see a very different incarnation: an obsessive, ruthless, deeply moral character, proving that Dujardin is a wonderfully versatile actor not to be typecast. Based on a true… Read More >
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Spooks: The Greater Good – Review
The MI5 could do with some updating and rebranding in cinema. Thanks to a certain 007 agent, we have a very specific, traditionalist view on the Secret Service that is by no means a reflection on reality. However, in Spooks: The Greater Good – the first feature length film to derive from the popular television… Read More >
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Kidnapping Freddy Heineken – Review
“sympathising with these protagonists is evidently the ultimate goal – and yet it’s never achieved” Read More >
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Fast & Furious 7 – Review
“a strikingly intimate and profound offering from a franchise otherwise concerned with fast cars, explosions and women wearing barely any clothes”… Read More >
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