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Category: Reviews

  • The Party Review

    This chamber piece is very easy to indulge in and get on board with – though for a filmmaker this talented, it does feel somewhat easy as it’s hard not to expect just a little bit more. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Home Again Review

    So horrendously mawkish it’s hard to get your head around in parts. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Brad’s Status Review

    Brad’s Status isn’t afraid to tackle some uncomfortable situations and make its characters unlikable on occasion. Even when Brad is at his worst, though, Stiller’s subtle performance brings a real humanity to the character we can all see ourselves in. Read More >

    Written by

    Nick Spake

  • The Disaster Artist Review (Toronto International Film Festival)

    Tommy Wiseau’s mystery has captivated the underbelly of pop culture for more than a decade, ever since he unleashed The Room on audiences in 2003. A twisted, undecipherable romantic drama, hailed as the “best worst movie” of all time, it has left a unique footprint in cinema, one that brings folks together, gets them laughing… Read More >

    Written by

    Nicholas Olsen

  • The Tick Review

    The Tick is supposed to ridicule and parody the superhero genre, but unfortunately it fails to deliver on every level. Read More >

    Written by

    Danny Pape

  • American Made Review

    Offers a very pure form of entertainment that is easy to get on board with. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Hitman’s Bodyguard Review

    Absurd, irreverent, playful, over the top and completely bonkers in parts – but it’s fun and engaging with it. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Logan Lucky Review

    Logan Lucky is about a group of criminals that seem dumb on the surface, but turn out to be smarter than they appear. Likewise, the film itself is much smarter than the ads might have you think. Read More >

    Written by

    Nick Spake

  • Final Portrait Review

    The paramount theme in Stanley Tucci’s Final Portrait is that of tedium. The narrative revolves around the art of a portrait, at the hands of a perpetual perfectionist, thus meaning we have to wait, ages, and ages, and ages, for him to get it right. Then even when we believe he has done, he rips… Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • The Emoji Movie Review

    Evidently inspired by the likes of Wreck-It Ralph and Inside Out – this film comes without the charm not comedic sensibilities of either film Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape