The Girl with All the Gifts Review
GEMMA Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close take on the undead in the adaptation of the novel The Girl with All the Gifts, an entertaining yet often chilling tale of survival in a post-apocalyptic...
Bridget Jones’s Baby Review
RENEE Zellweger is back as everyone’s favourite singleton after a 12-year gap in Bridget Jones’s Baby, a surprisingly enjoyable work that proves that it was the right decision after all to grant a third...
Hell or High Water Review
THE familiar narrative of cops taking on criminals forms the basis for Hell or High Water, an intriguing modern western that not only grips with genuine effect but progressively gets better as the film builds...
Sausage Party Review
SETH Rogen leads an ensemble of actors lending their voices to Sausage Party, an animated comedy certainly not for children that acts as an underwhelming exploration of what would happen if the food that...
Swallows and Amazons Review
ARTHUR Ransome's coming-of-age novel is remade for the 21st century as a trio of established British talent and a bunch of up-and-comers team up for a generally enjoyable version of Swallows and Amazons.
In 1935, the...
Valley of Love Review
THIRTY-SIX years after last appearing on screen together in Loulou, two of France’s most influential actors, Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert reunite for Valley of Love, an engaging drama helped by the retained watchable...
Jason Bourne Review
NINE years after we saw him swim to safety at the conclusion of The Bourne Ultimatum, Matt Damon's titular hero Jason Bourne returns for the fourth time in what is ultimately a modest but unremarkable piece.
Making...
Star Trek Beyond Review
THE iconic franchise that gave us Kirk and Spock is back with Star Trek: Beyond, which unfortunately ends up as a second consecutive disappointment in a row for the once-promising rebooted series.
As Captain Kirk (Chris...
Summertime Review
THE story of a romance between a farmer's daughter and a feminist in 1970s Paris forms the basis for Summertime, an engaging French morality drama from the director of the equally-impressive Leaving, Catherine Corsini.
In 1971 during the...
The Neon Demon Review
ADDING fuel to the fire that Drive was likely a one-off regarding his recent works, Nicolas Winding Refn brings The Neon Demon, another underwhelming feature that suffers from an overuse of style over substance.
Set in the...
