DIRECTOR: Justin Kurzel CAST: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Michael K. Williams, Ariane Labed, Matias Varela, Michelle Lin, James Sobol Kelly, Denis Ménochet RUNNING TIME: 116 mins CERTIFICATE: 12A BASICALLY…:...
Silence (Review)
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese CAST: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Issey Ogata, Nana Komatsu, Munetaka Aoki RUNNING TIME: 161 mins CERTIFICATE: 15 BASICALLY…: Two Jesuit priests (Garfield and...
BEST OF 2016: #5-1
At last, we have reached the peak of 2016’s crop of great films. Which ones made it to the summit? Read on to find out… 5 – HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE The forests of New Zealand are home to many things, from stunning landscapes to popular spots used in the Lord of the...
BEST OF 2016: #10-6
We’ve now reached the Top 10, so prepare to get very excited… 10 – THE JUNGLE BOOK Part of Disney’s phenomenal year at the box office as well as with critics was the latest in their current trend of converting their animated classics into live-action fare. This time,...
BEST OF 2016: #15-11
After all that negativity, you’d be mistaken for thinking that there was nothing good to come out of 2016. Of course, there were thankfully more good films than there were bad ones, at least in terms of choice, which makes this for a particularly fascinating look back...
Collateral Beauty (Review)
DIRECTOR: David Frankel CAST: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, Jacob Latimore, Helen Mirren, Enrique Murciano, Kylie Rogers, Ann Dowd RUNNING TIME: 96 mins CERTIFICATE: 12A BASICALLY…: When an advertising executive...
Why Him? (Review)
DIRECTOR: John Hamburg CAST: Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key, Cedric the Entertainer, Zack Pearlman, Steve Aoki, Casey Wilson, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine RUNNING TIME: 111 mins CERTIFICATE: 15 BASICALLY…:...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Spoiler-Heavy Review)
DIRECTOR: Gareth Edwards CAST: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Jonathan Aris, Genevieve O’Reilly, Jimmy Smits, James Earl Jones, Valene Kane, Nick Kellington, Alistair Petrie,...
WORST OF 2016: #5-1
This is it, folks. This is where you get to find out what five films sucked so hard that I had no choice but to name it the worst of a particularly awful year for everybody. Pray for me… 5 – DIRTY GRANDPA You know it’s been a particularly dreadful year for films when...
WORST OF 2016: #10-6
It’s time to reveal the bottom 10, and we’re kicking things off with… 10 – THE FINEST HOURS M. Night Shyamalan may not have been involved in Disney’s live-action retelling of a famous 1950s coastal rescue of a sinking oil tanker, but given the hokeyness and robotic...