DIRECTOR: David Dobkin NOW FOR THE REVIEW… For all intents and purposes, The Judge is a dad’s movie - we know that sounds like we’re stating the obvious, given it’s mostly about the reconnection of a father and son, but everything about this movie feels geared toward...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Review)
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Liebesman NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Of course it’s not going to be good. It never could be, at least not with the people behind it – Michael Bay as producer, the director of Battle: Los Angeles calling the shots, it was gearing up to be DOA as soon as it...
’71 (Review)
DIRECTOR: Yann Demange NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Dark times fell upon Northern Ireland during the latter half of the twentieth century, with rioters roaming about the streets of Belfast and beyond, and deadly attacks by IRA and other radical movements every left, right and...
The Maze Runner (Review)
DIRECTOR: Wes Ball NOW FOR THE REVIEW… The rush to adapt as many young adult books as possible in order to compete with The Hunger Games is ongoing, with offerings this year including the mediocre Divergent, the admittedly-affective The Fault In Our Stars, and the one...
Effie Gray (Review)
DIRECTOR: Richard Laxton NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Despite not being the first film to focus on the doomed marriage of John Ruskin and Euphemia “Effie” Gray – a few television serials and a silent film from 1912 have come before it – this particular telling of the story has...
The Imitation Game (Review)
NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Thanks to the BFI London Film Festival’s decision to broadcast their opening night gala The Imitation Game to various cinemas worldwide, we are proud to bring you a special advance review of the Oscar-contender for all of you lucky people online....
Gone Girl (Review)
DIRECTOR: David Fincher NOW FOR THE REVIEW… David Fincher certainly has a knack for the dark and brooding, whether it be focused on a serial killer, a dangerous cult, or even the biggest social networking website in history. But with Gone Girl, Fincher proves he also...
Life After Beth (Review)
DIRECTOR: Jeff Baena NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Remember when Movie 43 first came out and horrified audiences with its one-joke sketches that went on far too long? Now, that’s not to say that Life After Beth – the directional debut of I Heart Huckabees writer Jeff Baena – is...
Maps To The Stars (Review)
DIRECTOR: David Cronenberg NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Commendably, Maps To The Stars marks the very first time that Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg has not only filmed a project in Los Angeles, but also within the United States as a whole. The director, used to shooting...
The Equalizer (Review)
DIRECTOR: Antoine Fuqua NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Anyone reading this that’s expecting an immediate comparing between The Equalizer television show of the 1980s and the new 2014 cinematic remake of the same name, may be disappointed. Having not seen Edward Woodward in...