Inside Out Review
PIXAR have placed an emotional core in recent years with Up and Toy Story 3 benefiting from such a trait and their latest offering, Inside Out, though not as grand as their previous efforts, works generally...
Sicario Review
THE drug wars of Mexico become the centre for Denis Villeneuve’s latest thriller, the Palme d’Or nominee Sicario, an imperfect but nonetheless chillingly intense work building from the work of its talented cast of...
The Big Short Review
FOUR men betting against the American economy is the focus point for The Big Short, an overtly complex but generally entertaining character study that succeeds at bringing a humorous side to an otherwise serious...
Inferno Review
USING the novels of Dan Brown as their source material, Tom Hanks and Ron Howard reunite for a third time with Inferno, an overtly standard but ultimately entertaining work, in spite of what other...
THE SNOWMAN Review
BACK in 2008, Michael Fassbender made his breakthrough in Hunger and Swedish director Tomas Alfredson gave Scandinavian horror a name for itself with his vampire parable Let the Right One In.
Following on in 2011,...
The Innocents Review
A CHALLENGING exploration of nuns in post-war Poland is the focus point for The Innocents, a difficult but rewarding piece from French director Anne Fontaine that wholly deserves any praise for which it receives.
In the winter...
GOOD TIME Review
ROBERT Pattinson is still known by many for his appearances in the lucrative Twilight series.
But since the final film in 2012, like his co-star and former partner Kristen Stewart, Pattinson has branched out into...
Bridge of Spies Review
STEVEN Spielberg tackles the Cold War in Bridge of Spies, a complex yet fairly entertaining espionage thriller based on true events which sees him teaming up with Tom Hanks for a fourth time.
Rudolf Abel...
Legend Review
TOM Hardy takes on the daunting but convincingly played dual role of both the Kray Twins in Legend, a biopic which fails to present itself as a wholly satisfying piece for the crime drama...
Learning to Drive Review
REUNITING after working previously on 2008’s Elegy, the team of Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson and director Isabel Coixet bring in Learning to Drive, a delightful drama that meets its success thanks to its lead actors.
When...
