Film Review: Downsizing (2017)
At the beginning of Downsizing, we’re asked to imagine two things. The first is that world is on the brink of ecological disaster and…
Kristen Wiig
Film Review: Despicable Me 3 (2017)
For various reasons, this reviewer does not generally take to films made for children (the most obvious being, I am not a child, and…
Film Review: Sausage Party (2016)
I don’t know if any film has ever made me feel as uncomfortable as Sausage Party, but something tells me that’s the kind of…
Film Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
If there’s something strange, in your neighbourhood, it’s probably a pathetic loser living in his parents’ basement trolling the female Ghostbusters. And how disappointed…
Film Review: Zoolander 2 (2016)
It seems that good American comedies are hard to come by these days. In the last year, with the exception of a few female-driven…
Film Review: The Martian (2015)
The Martian is given to us by sci-fi veteran Ridley Scott, and is adapted from Andy Weir’s novel of the same name by screenwriter…
Film Review: The Diary of A Teenage Girl (2015)
If initially a title that includes the words ‘Diary’ and ‘Teenage Girl’ puts you off, don’t be dissuaded. Based on the cult novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, the first…
Film Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has its share of rousing moments, but it never becomes the sweeping inspirational gesture that it wants to be.
Film Review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Plenty of laughs are to be had with Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues through genuinely astute and witty television journalistic observations, and through some less erudite gags.
Film Review: Pitch Perfect (2012)
If you ever wondered what the hyperactive test tube baby of Glee and Bring It On would be like if it were brought up…