Category: Reviews
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Independence Day: Resurgence – Review
It’s a sense of contrivance which proves to be mightily detrimental to Independence Day: Resurgence. Read More >
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Enemy Mine – Review
In every moment, Enemy Mine strains for greatness. A B-movie with the stubborn assumption it’s anything but, it’s a film that’s constantly at war with itself: its visual and thematic scope is clawed asunder by clear budgetary restraints, and its straight-faced racial commentary is frequently undermined by an unaccounted-for camp. But its tender sincerity is… Read More >
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Gods of Egypt – Review
You would think the film would be endearingly kitsch, and a guilty pleasure of sorts, but as we trudge through this picture it just becomes more and more tedious. Read More >
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Finding Dory – Review (Edinburgh Film Festival)
Finding Dory is a wonderful crowd-pleaser. Read More >
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Game of Thrones Season 6: “No One” Review
SPOILER WARNING: If you have not watched Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 8: “No One,” do not read on. “No One” begins with Sandor Clegane prowling through the trees, wielding an axe. He tracks down a group from the Brotherhood Without Banners and murders them violently. One quick swing results in a decapitation, another… Read More >
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Embrace of the Serpent – Review
Guerra manages to create a trancelike, enchanting cinematic endeavour, and yet never compromises on the colonialist themes that ground the picture, which add a dark, bitter edge that compliments the more bewitching elements. Read More >
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Game of Thrones Season 6: “The Broken Man” Review
SPOILER WARNING: If you have not watched Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7: “The Broken Man,” do not read on. “The Broken Man” is a brisk, compact episode of Game of Thrones, bringing fan favourite characters back from presumed purgatory, and acts as a focused entry in a season that has been packed with… Read More >
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Game of Thrones Season 6: “Blood of My Blood” Review
SPOILER WARNING: If you have not watched Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 6: “Blood of My Blood,” do not read on. “Blood of My Blood” is a much needed breather in a season that’s been a blaze so far; we see more of Bran’s vision-state, more of the past, and the High Sparrow now… Read More >
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows – Review
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is a competently made blockbuster with some family-orientated fun that only occasionally lets itself down… Read More >
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Warcraft: The Beginning – Review
Duncan Jones’ Warcraft: The Beginning is a distinctively cold, disengaging cinematic experience. Read More >
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