The Voices review by Richard Chester
DARK comedies either work or they do not.
The Big Lebowski is a prime example of one that does work. However, The Voices falls in the category of those that fall short.
This genre-hybridity stars Ryan...
Mr. Holmes review by Richard Chester
THE great Sir Ian McKellen joins the ranks of Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch in Mr. Holmes, a relatively entertaining study of a much older version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary...
The Falling review by Richard Chester
AN outbreak of unexplained fainting takes place at a strict girls school in 1969 England in The Falling, an intriguing and often intense coming-of-age mystery drama from the director of Dreams of a Life,...
The Water Diviner review by Richard Chester
CLINT Eastwood, Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, Kevin Costner, George Clooney, Ben Affleck. All Hollywood actors who have managed to carve a successful career of moving to the other side of the camera.
Now Russell Crowe...
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...
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...
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...
