Reviews

The Gorge
The Gorge Review

The title of this movie is the two-word answer to a most unexpected question....

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The Order
The Order Review

It really is Nicholas Hoult’s time to shine. Having turned in stellar recent...

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Kinda Pregnant
Kinda Pregnant Review

It’s depressing that, in a world with very few films about pregnancy full...

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Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World Review

Marvel has not always been successful when its supporting characters have...

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Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Review

Oh, Bridget. Ever since she burst onto the scene, first in Helen...

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Love Hurts
Love Hurts Review

Ke Huy Quan has had a life story itself worthy of a Hollywood biopic: from...

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The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig Review

As a title, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig sounds like a parody of a Middle Eastern...

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Luther: Never Too Much
Luther: Never Too Much Review

No list of the most recognisable, memorable and beloved singers of all time can...

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September 5
September 5 Review

When the first gunshots ring out announcing Black September’s attack on the...

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The Monkey
The Monkey Review

In the ’70s and early ’80s, perhaps the only thing that Stephen King liked...

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The Colors Within
The Colors Within Review

At its heart, the very medium of cinema is about the relationship between light...

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You're Cordially Invited
You’re Cordially Invited Review

On the surface, You’re Cordially Invited has a premise precision-tooled for...

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Saturday Night
Saturday Night Review

Saturday Night would make for a very solid double-bill with a Muppets movie....

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Hard Truths
Hard Truths Review

There is no filmmaker alive who understands the mundanity and quiet grace of...

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The Killer's Game
The Killer’s Game Review

The film that would become The Killer’s Game has been hanging around for...

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Flight Risk
Flight Risk Review

After the scope of Braveheart, The Passion Of The Christ, Apocalypto and...

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Companion
Companion Review

From the genre-defining image of Maria and her chrome curves in 1927’s...

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Star Trek Section 31
Star Trek: Section 31 Review

We’ve waited nine long years for a follow-up to Justin Lin’s Star Trek...

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Presence
Presence Review

Steven Soderbergh has never been one to shy away from formal experimentation....

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The Brutalist Review
The Brutalist Review

Citizen Kane. The Godfather. Once Upon A Time In America. There Will Be Blood....

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William Tell Hero
William Tell Review

William Tell’s status as a folk hero makes his story kind of a Robin Hood:...

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Here HERO
Here Review

From the extraordinary artistry of Who Framed Roger Rabbit to the dead-eyed...

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Back In Action
Back In Action Review

You have to imagine that Back In Action began with its casting, and worked...

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Wolf Man
Wolf Man Review

Leigh Whannell is back in Universal’s world of classic monsters. Following...

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Get Away
Get Away Review

“Nick Frost in a horror-comedy” is the sort of sentence that inevitably...

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Bank Of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Bank Of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger Review

You don’t often hear the phrases “feel-good” and “Financial Conduct...

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Babygirl Review
Babygirl Review

Nicole Kidman has never been a risk-averse actor. For every commercial notch in...

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A Real Pain
A Real Pain Review

A Real Pain is a sublime, Rolls-Royce version of that often mis-handled genre:...

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On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
On Becoming A Guinea Fowl Review

In Zambia, or at least in Bemba culture, you don’t speak ill of the dead...

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