Jauja review by Richard Chester
The western genre is given the arthouse treatment with Jauja, an Argentinian and Danish co-production starring the usually-reliable Viggo Mortensen and though it looks promising, this is not one to remember too fondly.
Set in...
Mad Max review by Richard Chester
THIRTY-SIX years after the first Mad Max film graced the screens, the franchise is back with a modernized look and Tom Hardy taking on the role from Mel Gibson.
It's action-packed pretty much from start-to-finish,...
Tomorrowland review by Richard Chester
OCCASIONALLY, a blockbuster shows up that looks like it will provide the genuine entertainment factor so many of its kind fail to deliver.
However, Tomorrowland, in spite of reliability regarding its reliable director Brad Bird,...
Still Alice Official Trailer and review by Richard Chester
JULIANNE Moore is without doubt one of the finest actresses of her generation and her performance in Still Alice, the film that recently won her a deserved Best Actress Academy Award, only serves to...
The New Girlfriend review by Richard Chester
FRANCOIS Ozon is an often interesting director in the world of French cinema.
Put his name on a film poster and you can tell that the film is going to be different.
His latest work, an...
Terminator: Genisys Review
Terminator: Genisys review by Richard Chester
ARNOLD Schwarzenegger returns to the franchise that turned him into a superstar with the fifth instalment, Terminator: Genisys, a genuinely disappointing and, once again, underwhelming attempt to replicate the...
Child 44 review by Richard Chester
A SERIAL killer of children stalks Stalin-era Russia in the thriller, Child 44, which judging by its ensemble cast, including Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman, seems like an entertaining mystery but ends...
Focus review by Richard Chester
WILL Smith has a reputation for being one of the world’s most popular film stars.
That does not mean that his films are all impressive though and in the case of his latest, Focus, this...
