Film Review: Blair Witch (2016)
byFor all intents and purposes Blair Witch is more a modern remake then a loose sequel. It’s been twenty years since Heather, Mike and Josh…
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Film Review: The Red Turtle (2016)
byHow wonderful it is to praise something with authenticity. With great pleasure I walked out of The Red Turtle, the latest Studio Ghibli production….
Film Review: Snowden (2016)
byRoughly two years have passed since Laura Poitras released her documentary Citizen Four. That first-hand account of her meetings with NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden…
Film Review: La Belle Saison (2015)
byLa Belle Saison is French for ‘summertime’, that time of year with the radiating sun and the slow lazy afternoons. It literally means ‘the…
Film Review: Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)
byIt’s been 12 years since Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) graced the big screen, and quite a bit has changed. Bridget returns in Bridget Jones’s…
Film Review: Pete’s Dragon (2016)
byDisney’s done it again. And I don’t just mean killing off the parents in the opening scene (because Disney = #orphanlife). With director David…
Film Review: Sully (2016)
byRight now Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks both share the quality of unfussily ‘getting the job done’ with Captain Chesley Sullenberger, the subject of…
Film Review: Mountain Cry (2015)
bySet deep within an isolated Chinese mountain village 1984 is Mountain Cry by Larry Yang. A humanistic drama with elements of both comedy and…
Film Review: The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
byStepping away from the amusing but not exactly articulate Minions, Illumination Entertainment is back with some quality animation in The Secret Life of Pets….
Film Review: Captain Fantastic (2016)
byForaging and surrounding itself in the forest of the Pacific North West, and with what feels like some notes on River Phoenix’s home-schooled upbringing…