Category: Reviews
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Kubo and the Two Strings – Review
In many respects, Kubo feels like The Legend of Zelda movie we’ve always wanted to see, especially calling The Wind Waker and Ocarina of Time to mind. Read More >
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Nine Lives – Review
Nine Lives has its moments, but ultimately is not exactly the film you may have envisaged when hearing of a collaboration between Spacey and Walken. Read More >
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Swallows and Amazons – Review
Swallows and Amazons is perhaps likely to be more popular amongst the parents in the crowd, than the kids they’ve taken along with them. Read More >
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Pete’s Dragon – Review
Lowery’s preceding endeavour maintained an indelible atmosphere and certain melancholy, and the filmmaker has struggled to quite let that go, crafting a feature in Pete’s Dragon that could well prove to be a little inaccessible to a younger crowd. Read More >
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The Commune – Review
After Vinterberg and Lindholm’s remarkable collaboration on The Hunt, it’s difficult not to feel somewhat underwhelmed by this lacklustre feature. Read More >
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Cocoon – Review
For the USA, Ron Howard is a national treasure. For the rest of the world, he’s an absolute crowd-pleaser: films like Splash have marked him out as a master of light entertainment, while Apollo 13 had the awards klaxon calling. This success has been thanks in no small part to his level of filmmaking craft, and a… Read More >
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The BFG – Review
In a vast array of summer blockbusters, The BFG is a definite standout. Read More >
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The Secret Life of Pets – Review
Where The Secret Life of Pets falls short is within the inclination to be so dramatic, as the narrative unfolds into a pure adventure flick across the streets (and sewers) of New York, deviating so far from the simplicity that laid the foundations for the narrative to thrive on. Read More >
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When Marnie Was There – Review
The combination of grave realism and sheer enchantment is one that has illuminated the screen, and become somewhat synonymous with Ghibli productions. Read More >
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Alice Through the Looking Glass – Review
Away from the visual experience of James Bobin’s Alice Through the Looking Glass is a thin narrative that struggles to compel. Read More >
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