Freeheld – Movie Review by Pat V. Director: Peter Sollett Writer: Ron Nyswaner (screenplay) Stars: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell In the euphoria that accompanied the passing of the Marriage Equality […]

The Survivalist – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Written and Directed by Stephen Fingleton Starring Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Fouéré The Survivalist makes its nihilistic intentions clear from the outset as […]

Deadpool – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Tim Miller Writers: Rob Liefeld (character), Fabian Nicieza (character) Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller From the opening titles crediting ‘British Villain’, ‘Gratuitous […]

Jem and the Holograms – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Jon M. Chu Writer: Ryan Landels Stars: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau Based very loosely on the 1980s cartoon of […]

Zoolander 2 – Film Review Director: Ben Stiller Writers: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz A series of pop stars have been murdered in bizarre circumstances. Each […]

A Bigger Splash – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Luca Guadagnino Writers: David Kajganich (screenplay), Alain Page (story) Stars: Dakota Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts Directed by Luca Guadagnino Starring Tilda […]

Concussion – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Peter Landesman Writers: Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas (GQ article “Game Brain”) Stars: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks In 2009, Jeanne Marie Laskas […]

Goosebumps – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Rob Letterman Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, Halston Sage, Jillian Bell In cinemas February 5th Based on […]

Trumbo – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jay Roach Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg In cinemas February 5th The true […]

Strangerland – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Kim Farrant Writers: Michael Kinirons, Fiona Seres (story) Stars: Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving In a brown, brown landscape somewhere in the […]

Point Break – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Ericson Core Writers: Kurt Wimmer (screenplay), Rick King (story) Stars: Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone The concept of remaking previously successful films […]

Dad’s Army – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Oliver Parker Writers: David Croft (original series), Hamish McColl (screenplay) Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bill Nighy, Toby Jones If imitation is indeed the sincerest […]

Trumbo – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Jay Roach Writers: John McNamara, Bruce Cook (book) Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren Jay Roach, best known for Austin Power and Meet […]

Goosebumps – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Rob Letterman Writers: Darren Lemke (screenplay), Scott Alexander (story) Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush Many people will be familiar with the Goosebumps […]

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Michael Bay Writers: Chuck Hogan (screenplay), Mitchell Zuckoff (book) Stars: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale “They’re […]

Youth – Film Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz The action, which is remarkably unergetic given the title, starts and mostly […]

Spotlight – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Tom McCarthy Writers: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams The newspaper procedural as a subgenre has always offered a […]

Our Brand is in Crisis – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Gordon Green Starring: Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Joaquim de Almeida, Ann Dowd, Scoot McNairy, Zoe […]

The Big Short – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale,  Steve Carell,  Ryan Gosling, Finn Wittrock, Brad Pitt, Rafe Spall as Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo as Georgia Hale, Karen Gillan, Margot Robbie, Selena Gomez,  Richard Thaler, Anthony Bourdain […]

The 5th Wave – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by J. Blakeson Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Liev Schreiber. Director J. Blakeson’s teenage science-fiction opus takes its title from […]

Our Brand is Crisis – Review by David Turpin Directed by David Gordon Green Starring Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Ann Dowd Seguing from his understated early features (George Washington, All the […]

The Assassin – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou Writers: Cheng Ah (screenplay) (as Zhong Acheng) , T’ien-wen Chu (screenwriter) Stars: Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki Over his career, […]