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Category: Reviews

  • The Other Woman Review

    “Though Nick Cassavetes’ The Other Woman is effectively one joke which has been stretched out into a feature, there are enough funny moments to ensure that it is easy to indulge in; following on in the footsteps of films like Bridesmaids as yet another triumphant, female-centric comedy”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Pompeii Review

    “in spite of the cinematic potential that exists, Paul W.S. Anderson’s hackneyed production makes little use of the absorbing and devastating events that took place”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Nebraska Review

    “arguably the filmmaker’s most accomplished production yet. And considering this is the same man who brought us Sideways, that’s quite an achievement”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Double Review

    “In music they always talk of that difficult second album: to emulate what has been achieved in the past in a way which is similar enough to appease the established fan-base, yet inclined to offer something new and different to avoid the artist being branded a one-trick pony. Well the same also applies to film-making,… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review

    “Though many film fans were somewhat reluctant to see Spider-Man swing by for another trilogy so soon after Sam Raimi’s triumphant endeavours, any such apprehensions were eased with Marc Webb’s commendable efforts on the first picture. Now he returns with the sequel, turning in a more than accomplished piece to suggest that perhaps this reboot… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier Review

    “Captain America: The Winter Soldier plays with the genre, as a film that could easily be branded a psychological, political thriller, offering more than just your average superhero movie”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • 300: Rise of an Empire Review

    “Much like the first, what this historical thriller lacks in story it certainly makes up for with intense, prolonged action sequences”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Lego Movie Review

    “The Lego Movie is pure comedy, and unlike so many other films aimed at a younger audience, Miller and Lord resist the opportunity to be overly sentimental”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel Review

    “Even the most fervent of Wes Anderson critics seem to be taken with his latest picture, as it appears that anybody who has had the pleasure of checking in at The Grand Budapest Hotel has left marvelling at the wonders on show”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Monuments Men Review

    “Set amidst the Second World War, Clooney is Frank Stokes, who is left to assemble a group of art collectors and historians to proceed into the war-zone, and reclaim several pieces of valuable, significant art that the Nazis have taken”… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape