Francofonia Review
RUSSIAN director Alexander Sokurov delves into the history of the Louvre in Francofonia, an appealing docudrama that no doubt will win over historians and fans of the so-called heir to Tarkovsky.
Using a mix of...
Sully Review
PROVING that at 86 he’s still got it, Clint Eastwood teams up for the first time with Tom Hanks for the autobiographical Sully, an often gripping story of what is known as the Miracle...
Your Name Review
JAPANESE animation expresses its reliability yet again in world cinema with the anime Your Name, an interesting mix of genres that engages and impresses from beginning to end.
Mitshua is a country girl who secretly loathes her...
Arrival Review
DENIS Villeneuve brings another enjoyable piece albeit of a different nature to previous efforts with Arrival, an intriguing mix of human drama and alien invasion headlined by Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.
The piece starts...
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...
The Light Between Oceans Review
FROM the director of Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines comes The Light Between Oceans, a thought-provoking piece headlined by Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander that suggests potential but ends too plain...
Train to Busan Review
ZOMBIES take over South Korea in Train to Busan, a relatively enjoyable take on the genre that mixes often genuine thrills with an unexpectedly use of emotional circumstances.
For a birthday treat, divorced businessman Seok-woo...
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 Girl on the Train Review
EMILY Blunt heads the cast in the anticipated adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-selling novel The Girl on the Train, which ends up as a bitterly disappointing piece that struggles to take off.
Alcoholic divorcee Rachel...
Julieta Review
PEDRO Almodovar is one of the most, if not the most, consistent directors in world cinema today and his 20th feature, Julieta proves that, even if it is not on par with his more...
