Category: Reviews
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Insurgent – Review
“a tedious formula transpires whereby our protagonists are staring death in the face, only for somebody, or something to miraculously save the day. Honestly, they get out of more sticky situations than James Bond.” Read More >
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Shaun the Sheep Movie – Review
“Thankfully in their latest endeavour, Shaun the Sheep Movie, they’ve returned to the basics, with a charming and endearing turn that bears similarities to the likes of Wallace & Gromit, Morph and Creature Comforts.” Read More >
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Jupiter Ascending – Review
“Kunis’s Jupiter is not nearly nuanced or interesting enough as a protagonist, while Tatum is left to deal with a bland, uncharismatic character that doesn’t leave any room for his comic potential.” Read More >
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Trash – Review
“given the way this film is presented, it requires something special to end on, and sadly we’re left wanting”… Read More >
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Big Hero 6 – Review
“Hall and Williams lose sight of the more intimate and heartfelt elements of the narrative, as we deviate carelessly into the realm of banal, conventional superhero flick”… Read More >
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Exodus: Gods and Kings review
There are few filmmakers quite as dependable when it comes to epic, grandiose dramas that revel in their sheer immensity, than Ridley Scott. The man has simply mastered the blockbuster – though in the case of his latest production, Exodus: Gods and Kings, while there is still a daunting sense of scale, the director has… Read More >
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies review
“this third and final endeavour lacks any palpable narrative structure, feeling unnecessarily padded out in the process, in what is effectively one long battle sequence”… Read More >
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Black Sea review
“in this case the innovative filmmaker takes too much of a generic turn, resulting in a thriller that doesn’t feel in any way unique”… Read More >
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 review
“there is an overwhelming sense as you reach this film’s finale, that the final Suzanne Collins novel does not need to be split into two separate films”… Read More >
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Interstellar review
“There are few dates on the cinematic calendar that stir up the public’s interest quite like a new Christopher Nolan flick. Having been occupied in Gotham City for the past few years, sandwiched in-between his superhero ventures Nolan released provocative, challenging thrillers, The Prestige and Inception. He’s now back with an equally convoluted and cerebral… Read More >
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