Film Review: Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)
byIn cinema there is a phenomena known as the “Cult” film. A film can become a cult classic for a number of reasons, but…
Film Review: Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation (2018)
byThe previous episodes in the Hotel Transylvania franchise have been very successful, and rightly so. This is a great franchise; monsters make for interesting…
Film Review: Back to Burgundy (2017)
by“You like wine, then you make wine,” says Jean (Pio Marmaï) to his beleaguered sister, Juliette (Ana Girardot). She’s battling unruly grape pickers, who…
Film Review – Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
bySicario: Day of the Soldado (Spanish for ‘Hitman: Day of the Soldier’) is the sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s much acclaimed tension-filled, dispassionately patient, action-thriller Sicario….
Film Review: Annihilation (2018)
byAnnihilationis a rarity – a film with action and intelligence, in equal measure. Alex Garland, who directed and adapted Jeff van der Meer’s novel,…
Film Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
byHalfway through Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth instalment in Universal Studio’s 25-year-old science fiction/action franchise, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve seen this…
Film Review: Foxtrot (2017)
byThere are few films in recent memory which are as magnificently crafted as Israeli film Foxtrot. Skillfully directed and written by Samuel Maoz, the…
Film Review: Brothers’ Nest (2018)
byBrothers’ Nest is the latest film from Clayton Jacobson, the director of the Australian film Kenny. Again Clayton both directs and teams up with…
Film Review: Ideal Home (2018)
byChoosing to cast two unmistakably heterosexual men as a gay couple isn’t necessarily a crime; filmmakers do it all the time. But if you’re…
Film Review: The Leisure Seeker (2017)
byPaolo Virzi’s The Leisure Seeker is one of those films you’re going to want to discuss as soon as you leave the cinema. It’s…