Category: Reviews
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Hitman: Agent 47 – Review
It just offers so little that we haven’t seen before, as a real by the numbers thriller that abides frustratingly by the tropes of the genre at hand. Read More >
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Good People – Review
“Genz’s first feature in the English language is undoubtedly an accomplished one, but as we progress towards the finale, it becomes all too generic.” Read More >
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Pickup on South Street – Review
Through his career, Samuel Fuller carved a dark corner in Hollywood, writing and directing pictures that used America’s shadowy underbelly as a backdrop for sexy, romantic capers, fronted by characters with mixed-up morals. Some of his films may be deemed a little rough around the edges, too eager to shock and awe the audience into… Read More >
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Escobar: Paradise Lost – Review
“thankfully, due to Del Toro’s fine performance and Di Stefano’s ability to evoke genuine trepidation and suspense, this picture remains watchable” Read More >
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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – Review
In an age where many blockbusters are mainly concerned with building cinematic universes and sounding important, it’s good to know that Mission: Impossible hasn’t lost track of what makes a great summer action movie. Read More >
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Maggie – Review
“Schwarzenegger turns in a nuanced display, in a more tender offering than we’re used to seeing from the experienced performer.” Read More >
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Self/less – Review
Self/less echoes classic Twilight Zone episodes, Total Recall and especially John Frankenheimer’s Seconds. Its ideas and themes are familiar, but that’s every contemporary sci-fi thriller for you. What’s important is how the film goes about presenting these concepts in a new light. In the case of Self/less, Director Tarsem Singh has made an absorbing, well-structured… Read More >
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Beyond the Reach – Review
“It’s Douglas’s sinister turn which prevents this flawed picture falling completely flat on its face.” Read More >
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The Terminator – Review
31 years on, and the Terminator franchise is still going strong. Or rather, it’s still alive. Regardless of any nth sequel’s quality, there’s a reason this science fiction franchise has continued to inspire us for over three decades: if you strip away all the pop culture-gobbling one-liners, what still remains is a beautifully designed world… Read More >
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Everly – Review
“There is no denying how gloriously entertaining, and violently unrelenting Joe Lynch’s Everly proves to be – but it’s persistently undermined by a contrived inclination to reach for cult status”… Read More >
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