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Category: Reviews

  • Ghost in the Shell Review

    Ghost in the Shell is a remake that understands the themes and world of its source material, getting more right than wrong. Read More >

    Written by

    Nick Spake

  • The Lost City of Z Review

    At its core this film is an intimate character study, lingering over the notion of obsession, finding a strand any viewer can resonate with. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Life Review

    Heavily influenced by Alien, though somewhat too closely at times, it’s in the antagonist of the piece where such similarities are effective, for we have no way of understanding Calvin, and what it’s capable of. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • CHIPS Review

    The action comedy genre is one that rarely breeds results in a contemporary setting, often struggling to find a compatible balance between having a fast-paced, engaging narrative, while injecting comedy in the process, and where CHIPS is concerned, it falls short in both areas. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Power Rangers Review

    Of all the nostalgic franchises that have gotten a big screen reboot, Power Rangers was probably one of the harder ones to adapt. Read More >

    Written by

    Nick Spake

  • Kong: Skull Island Review

    As with Godzilla, there are some areas where Kong: Skull Island really shines and others where it could’ve used some tweaking. Read More >

    Written by

    Nick Spake

  • Beauty and the Beast Review

    While in animation form anything is possible, in these Disney live action remakes, they still abide by the very same notion. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Viceroy’s House Review

    An interesting picture too that should provide a new, alternative argument into the partition debate. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Trespass Against Us Review

    When leaving the two lead roles in the hands of actors of the calibre of Fassbender and Gleeson, it works not only as a stamp of quality on proceedings, but adds such a degree of nuance and subtlety, which enriches the layered dynamic between the two characters. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape

  • Shut In Review

    Relies on easy to achieve jumpy moments to evoke feelings of terror, and fails miserably in the process. Read More >

    Written by

    Stefan Pape