DIRECTOR: Marc Webb NOW FOR THE REVIEW… As is common nowadays with superhero sequels, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – the second film in Sony’s rebooted Marvel franchise – goes bigger and darker than the first one. However, what sets this one apart from all the other...
Hossein Amini is a name you should be very familiar with if you truly know your way around modern film.
DIRECTOR: John Michael McDonagh
DIRECTOR: Darren Aronofsky NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Darren Aronofsky’s take on the timeless Biblical tale of Noah is a very strange beast – one that, unlike the pairs of animals that the Ark carries, cannot be matched up with another of its kind. It is truly a difficult...
DIRECTOR: Carlos Saldanha NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Between the release of this animated sequel and playing host to this summer’s World Cup, the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is going to be firmly on the map within popular culture this year. And as a follow-up to the...
DIRECTOR: Neil Burger NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Divergent is to The Hunger Games what Pepsi is to Coca-Cola; an ambitious replica of an established formula, but at the same time a pale and soulless copy of what was already perfect. Based on the first book in a three-part...
DIRECTOR: Gareth Evans NOW FOR THE REVIEW… With a title like The Raid 2, the follow-up to the surprise 2012 action hit set entirely in a block of apartments during a police raid, you’d expect it to heavily rehash that same plot just in different settings, not unlike...
DIRECTORS: Anthony and Joe Russo NOW FOR THE REVIEW… <WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS FOR THIS FILM AND PREVIOUS MARVEL FILMS> We’ve reached the half-way mark of Marvel’s “Phase 2” line of films, which has thus far seen Tony Stark kind-of retire as...
DIRECTOR: James Bobin CAST: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Animal, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Walter, Statler, Waldorf, the rest of the Muppets RUNNING TIME: 113 mins CERTIFICATE: U BASICALLY…: The...
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Glazer NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Jonathan Glazer should be used to polarising reactions from various critics by now. After his acclaimed directorial debut with 2001’s Sexy Beast, he followed up with 2004’s controversial thriller Birth which featured...