Film Review: Zootopia (2016)
byWho would have thought that the year’s most political film would be a Disney film headlined by talking animals? That’s right, Disney have done…
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Film Review: The Daughter (2015)
byIn fictional worlds, there are no jolly returns to childhood homes. It can be accepted that, after a long absence, a man now grown…
AFFFF 2016 Film Review: Dheepan (2015)
byUp against (amongst others) Carol and Son of Saul, Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard, surprised some by winning the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes…
Film Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
byJ.J. Abrams. So hot right now. What can’t the man do? He made Star Wars good again, made us root for Tom Cruise in…
Film Review: Spear (2015)
bySpear is a non-linear story of a reconciliation of aboriginal heritage within a white man’s society, mostly told through the medium of interpretative dance….
Film Review: Grimsby (2016)
byOffensive, low brow and crude. These are among many of the reasons to see Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest feature Grimsby. With a working class…
Film Review: Victoria (2015)
byIt’s been said that if you come out of a film thinking about the cinematography, it probably wasn’t a very good film overall. Victoria…
Film Review: The Will to Fly (2016)
byThe Will to Fly is a wonderful documentary which this reviewer walked into without having one iota of the premise, and who quite happily walked…
Film Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016)
byIt has been a while since co-directors and co-writers Joel and Ethan Coen have made a straight up comedy – eight years in fact,…
Film Review: The Lady in the Van (2015)
byMedia has a tendency to be predictable, safe fare. For all your superhero flicks and CGI End Of World scenarios, you always know by…