Film Review: Don’t Breathe (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 31 August 2016 Amidst a strong year for horror flicks Don’t Breathe emerges as a front runner for perhaps…
Film Review: Ben-Hur (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 26 August 2016 Ben-Hur 2016: Or how I learnt to love Hollywood and stop inevitable comparisons. The first…
Film Review: David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 24 August 2016 Ricky Gervais is back in all his cringeful glory as David Brent in Life on…
Film Review: The Second Mother (2015)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 28 July 2016 The official submission from Brazil for the 2016 Oscars for Best Foreign Film is the…
Film review: Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 22 July 2016 The third instalment of J.J. Abrams’ newly rebooted Star Trek series is Star Trek Beyond….
MDFF Review: Spoke (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 4 July 2016 Traversing the South-West coast of America to the East, Spoke documents the travels of a…
Film review: The BFG (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 1 July 2016 Spielberg is a virtuoso of inclusive ‘big’ cinema. His broad demographic appeal spans all ages….
Film Review: Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 23 June 2016 Twenty years since the 1996 heroics of Will Smith, the aliens have returned to Earth responding to a…
MDFF Review: Sustainable (2016)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 22 June 2016 Sustainable is a documentary which looks at America’s capitalistic, high production food industry and asks…
Film Review: Blood Punch (2014)
Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 29 May 2016 What would you get if you managed to put Mullholland Drive, The Room, Groundhog Day, Cabin…