Category: Reviews

Film Reviews

Snowpiercer (2014) Mini Review

“Order is the barrier that holds back the flood of death. We must all of us on this train of life remain in our allotted station. We must each of us occupy our preordained particular position. Would you wear a shoe on your head? Of course you wouldn’t wear a shoe on your head. A…

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Focus Review

Meant in the nicest possible way, Focus is an archetypal example of a modern Hollywood movie. It’s very shiny, cleanly shot, and charismatic, but lacking any real depth to set it apart from the competition. It’s well meaning and entertaining, but it certainly won’t be pulling up trees any time soon.

Kingsman: The Secret Service Review

Kingsman: The Secret Service is, to be entirely honest, completely ridiculous. But it is also, incredibly, incredibly fun. Though that’s perhaps not surprising, as if there’s one thing director Matthew Vaughn knows, it’s how to make a fun movie. Though it is undeniably ridiculous, it is knowingly and unflinchingly so, and therein lies the charm. It is…

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Paddington (2014) Mini Review

“Long ago, people in England sent their children by train with labels around their necks, so they could be taken care of by complete strangers in the country side where it was safe. They will not have forgotten how to treat strangers.”

Boyhood Review

“You don’t want the bumpers, life doesn’t give you bumpers.”

Agora (2009) Mini Review

“As far as I am aware, your God has not yet proved himself to be more just or more merciful than his predecessors. Is it really just a matter of time before I accept your faith?”

Exodus: Gods and Kings Review

Ridley Scott returns to swords and sandals with Exodus, a Biblical epic of the grandest proportions. Much like Kingdom of Heaven (2005) his previous attempt to rekindle the grandeur and emotional punch of his classic Gladiator (2000), Exodus falls short against his perfect Roman tale, but what it does do is provide a surprisingly fun, if…

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Review

Farewell, Middle-Earth, it’s been quite the journey. After six films and thirteen years, director Peter Jackson closes the book on his time in Tolkien’s world with his “defining chapter”,  The Battle of the Five Armies.