Beauty and the Beast: review
The 1991 Disney animated version of Beauty and the Beast held pride of place amongst my childhood VHS collection, and was on high rotation alongside Aladdin and Fantasia during those halcyon […]
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Kong: Skull Island: review
When Tom Hiddleston’s charming cardboard hero predicts the ways in which the members of a planned expedition to an unchartered island will die – “rain, heat, disease-carrying flies” – he […]
Manchester by the Sea: review
The critical and financial divide between Hollywood blockbusters and small budget dramas widened further in 2016, with Manchester by the Sea (made for $8.5m) and Moonlight (only $5m) the two front […]
Hidden Figures: review
HIDDEN FIGURES Director: Theodore Melfi Rating: 3/5 When Hollywood’s not unashamedly rehashing the ideas of old, it’s desperately seeking forgotten tales from history – small but important stories that never […]
Top 20 movies of 2016
Seek and you shall find: the top 20 films of 2016 It’s easy to lament the decline of mainstream cinema, which this year descended further into predictable franchise fodder. Big budgets […]
Best movies of 2016 so far
While many cinephiles are lamenting the quality of mainstream cinema’s output in recent years, there’s been a number of truly enjoyable flicks to emerge in 2016. It’s no surprise that […]
10 upcoming movies you should be excited about
The past 12 months were not Hollywood’s best. The divide between major blockbusters, with budgets in excess of $150 million, and thought-provoking and well-crafted indie films seemed even greater than […]
The Revenant: film review
THE REVENANT Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu 4/5 The comfort of a home cooked meal and a long hot shower is essential after enduring 156 minutes of The Revenant. Writer-director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s follow-up […]
Top 20 movies of 2015
While 2015 may be remembered as a year of blockbusters, with Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jurassic World and Stars Wars: The Force Awakens drawing millions of […]
Sicario: film review
SICARIO 4.5/5 “This is a land of wolves now… and you’re not a wolf,” warns Benicio del Toro’s menacing anti-hero to Emily Blunt’s heroine. He’s not joking. There are wolves aplenty in […]
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