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,...
Avengers: Age of Ultron and review
THREE years after Marvel Avengers Assemble earned its reputation as a rare impressive modern blockbuster, the superheroes are back together for an inevitable second ride which fails to bring the engagement factor its predecessor...
Steve Jobs Review
DANNY Boyle documents the career of Steve Jobs with an Aaron Sorkin-penned script in a generally interesting eponymous biopic that explores the highs and lows of one of modern history’s iconic innovators.
The film plays...
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...
Ted 2 trailer and Review
SETH McFarlane reunites Mark Wahlberg and his foul-mouthed teddy bear creation for a second run in Ted 2, a surprisingly enjoyable sequel to the underwhelming original which proves that a sequel sometimes can better...
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...
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Review
ADAPTED for the screen by the same man who wrote the novel, Jesse Andrews’ Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is positioned as a moving yet reasonably enjoyable adaptation which might seem more...
Money Monster Review
THE stakes are high as Jodie Foster directs the likes of George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Money Monster, a financial thriller that swiftly picks up after a concerning opening to play as a generally...
The Dressmaker Review
ARRIVING again on screen after appearing in last week’s release Steve Jobs, Kate Winslet takes the lead in The Dressmaker, a hybridity of dark comedy, period melodrama and thriller that fails to qualify for...
A Bigger Splash Review
HAVING worked together before on their 2009 drama I Am Love, Tilda Swinton and director Luca Guadagnino reunite with A Bigger Splash, a flashy but entertaining character study with Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson and...
