Category: Reviews
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Stalag 17 – Review
If we’re talking directors, Billy Wilder’s name’s going to come up often. No one else in Hollywood’s ‘50s and ‘60s era produced as many timeless pictures as he; Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Witness for the Prosecution, The Lost Weekend, Double Indemnity, Ace in the Hole – the list goes on, but… Read More >
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Irrational Man – Review
“Irrational Man may not be a great Wooden Allen picture, but it an entertaining little footnote in his illustrious career.” 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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Magic Mike XXL – Review
“Here’s a film that lives up to its title, and then some.” Read More >
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The Overnight – Review
“the narrative is grounded by the nuances of the four protagonists, who are such well-crafted creations that you grow to know so well without truly knowing anything at all”… Read More >
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Entourage – Review
After four years off the air, Entourage has inexplicably made its way back to our screens – but not the ones in our homes. No, no, no; Vince, E, Drama, Turtle and Ari have levelled up, bringing their loveable-douchebag demeanour to cinemas in something approaching an inward-looking commentary on their show’s end and fiery cinematic… Read More >
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Dope – Review
“Rick Famuyiwa’s film is notable for not only speaking to adolescent black culture, but also doing so with intelligence, style, and originality.” Read More >
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Listen Up Philip – Review
“there’s an oddly enticing element that derives from witnessing screen characters who are seemingly self-absorbed, deplorable individuals, who, whether we like to admit it or not, we can see shades of ourselves in”… Read More >
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Danny Collins – Review
Given his recent output, you would be forgiven for assuming that Danny Collins – a film about an ageing rocker who has been in a steady decline – is part of a sad farewell tour for Al Pacino. Instead, what you will get is a well thought out drama that is light on laughs, but… Read More >
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Results – Review
Guy Pearce is one of our greatest actors; proving himself a chameleon across a dizzying range of genres and scaling budgets of different sizes, he consistently remains an impeccable focus of complex morality at the centre of his films. As for Cobie Smulders, she’s managed to do everything her way, right through TV and even surviving the… Read More >
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