Category: Reviews

  • Fifty Shades of Grey – Review

    “the film’s narrative is a somewhat more traditional, romantic tale – so if director Sam Taylor-Johnson can extract that from the page, and use it to build a film around, it could turn out to be quite good, right?” Read More >

  • Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter – Review

    Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter begins as a horror film. A red-hooded figure stumbles innocently into a dank cave, dripping with darkness, and upon turning up a dirty rock, discovers a beat-up video tape. Slotting it into a cassette player, we realise the figure – a she – has come across nothing more than a VHS… Read More >

  • Gone Girl review

    “Gone Girl is unrelenting in its commitment to entertainment, with Fincher evidently valuing such a notion above all else is this fast-paced, riveting thriller, as he takes us down several paths with a plethora of twists and turns to keep us thoroughly engrossed throughout.” Read More >

  • Oldboy Review

    “The publicity building up to the release of Spike Lee’s contentious remake of Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy was less than favourable, with a copyright dispute over a poster design bringing in some undesirable exposure, while the impassioned fans of the original cult favourite seemed somewhat apathetic to Lee’s endeavour to trespass over such glorious territory”… Read More >

  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Review

    “Tom Clancy’s popular, literary creation Jack Ryan has been brought to the big screen before. Having been portrayed by a series of actors such as Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin, the latest Hollywood A-list star to tackle the eponymous role is Chris Pine”… Read More >