Film Review: The Front Runner (2018)
byIn a time where a man with multiple allegations of sexual assault against him can become president, it’s crazy to think that thirty years…
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Film Review: The Greatest Showman (2017)
by“Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for”. And so begins this year’s second lavish musical extravaganza, The Greatest Showman. But have…
Film Review: Logan (2017)
byDesolate and stark, Logan is a superhero flick unlike many others. In fact with its hues of yellow, harsh landscapes, and slow burning character focus,…
Film Review: Eddie the Eagle (2016)
byEddie Edwards (Taron Edgerton) competed in the 1988 winter olympics, the first British ski jumper since the 1920s. Eddie the Eagle is is his…
Film Review: Pan (2015)
byJoe Wright’s Pan takes on many contemporary social issues. Mining, the exploit of children and slave labour, and the oppression of minority groups are…
Film Review: Chappie (2015)
byFrom the time he burst onto the scene with his memorable pseudo-apartheid piece District 9, South African director Neil Blomkamp has been on a…
Film Review: Prisoners (2013)
byPrisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski, focusses on a relatively simple premise. Two children go missing, and a lengthy police investigation starts. However, the film is elevated beyond the trappings of predictability and mediocrity by its layered plot, accomplished, confident direction, and compelling performances.
Film Review: The Wolverine (2013)
byThe film’s plot moves briskly enough from one forced cliché to the next that’s punctuated by some well-staged action sequences (including one atop a speeding bullet train). The pace is also advantageous in speeding past some of the fairly large plot-holes, especially considering the talent that collaborated on the screenplay
Film Review: Movie 43 (2012)
byI’m sure by now the vitriol surrounding Movie 43 will have reached each and every one of you, and I wish I had something…
Film Review: Les Misérables (2012)
byIt seems strange to write that actors singing in a musical is revolutionary, but in this case it is. Appropriately, the revolution is made…