Film Review: Official Secrets (2019)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 17 November 2019 The American President is an idiot. The British Prime Minister is determined to push through…
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Film Review: The Aftermath (2019)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 11 April 2019 Five months after the Nazi Empire surrendered to the Allies, Hamburg is the skeleton of…
Film Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
byWritten by Claire Robson Originally published 19 November 2018 The Nutcracker ballet has long been a staple of children’s Christmas entertainment, offering a world…
Film Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
byWritten by David Nagle Originally published 24 May 2017 There must be a “franchise blockbuster checklist” that gets ticked off whenever a new movie…
Film Review: Collateral Beauty (2016)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 8 January 2017 You shouldn’t normally judge a film by its title, but in the case of David…
Film Review: Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
byWritten by Claire Robson Originally published 23 June 2015 Films based on classic literature are often devoured by lovers of the genre, while the…
Film Review: The Imitation Game (2014)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 29 December 2014 “Sometimes it is the people no-one imagines anything of who do the things no-one can…
Film Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
byIndeed, some patience would have been nice. The initial set-up in Adam Cozad and David Koepp’s screenplay is so rushed in getting to the point that the characters miss an opportunity to be fleshed out. However, in fairness, it’s a slick, rollicking popcorn movie with a far-fetched plot and a nice sense of humour, so probably best not to take it too seriously.
Film Review: Anna Karenina (2012)
byDespite its faithfulness, the story is dull and dreary, and neither Stoppard, Wright, nor the actors change the fact. The one exception is Matthew Macfadyen, whose comical and lively performance is a breath of fresh air amongst the turgid, boring love affair being played out before our eyes.
Film Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 28 August 2012 Visions of the apocalypse aren’t new in the world of cinema and particularly in recent…