Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
Stuntman turned director Chad Stahelski’s John Wick trilogy reaches violent new heights in its third outing. Parabellum, coming from the latin phrase ‘Si vis…
The Act of Killing
Film Review: Cold Pursuit (2019)
In the world of unnecessary remakes, Hans Petter Moland’s Cold Pursuit probably sits up there with Michael Haneke’s Funny Games, David Fincher’s The Girl…
Film Review: Bumblebee (2018)
Ever since Transformers arrived on cinema screens in 2007 the series has been the great example of the disconnect between critics and ticket buying…
Film Review: Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Following the success of his short film Zombie Musical in 2011, the late Ryan McHenry (responsible for the ‘Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal’…
Film Review: Boys Cry (2018)
Organised crime was never on the radar for young lads Mirko (Matteo Olivetti) and Manolo (Andrea Carpenzano). Down and out in suburban Rome, they’re…
Film Review: The Happytime Murders (2018)
Puppets and cute critters behaving badly is a fun idea, but it’s not necessarily a new one. It was more than a decade ago…
Film Review: The Darkest Minds (2018)
The Darkest Minds is a lazily constructed piece of generic, homebrand-style tween movie making that, even at just 104 minutes long, has you wondering…
Film Review: Incredibles 2 (2018)
In hindsight The Incredibles was far ahead of its time. Not only is it one of the best Pixar films – which is really…
Film Review: Deadpool 2 (2018)
In 2016 in these very pages I wrote about how Deadpool was breaking the dull, factory-like mould of superhero movies. I wondered if audiences…
Film Review: Walking Out (2017)
Walking Out, directed and adapted by Alex and Andrew J. Smith and based on a short story by David Quammen, is set in the…