Tag: Film

Allegiant Review

Everybody, say hello to Hollywood’s most presumptuous franchise!

Spotlight (2015) Mini Review

“Sometimes it’s easy to forget that we spend most of our time stumbling around the dark. Suddenly, a light gets turned on and there’s a fair share of blame to go around. I can’t speak to what happened before I arrived, but all of you have done some very good reporting here. Reporting that I…

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Grimsby Review

Grimsby is a dumb film. So, so dumb. Incredibly dumb.

X-Men: Apocalypse Review

After the stylish, swinging ’60s romp of First Class, and the time travelling, groovy ’70s/futuristic mix of the franchise reinventing Days of Future Past, the X-Men are off to the ’80s for Apocalypse….and they haven’t aged a day over three decades it seems.

The Witch Review

An Intensely staring rabbit. A witch in the woods. One hell of a creepy goat. So is life in 17th century New England.

High-Rise Review

High-Rise shares a lot of commonalities with Snowpiercer (2014). Both see the downtrodden rising up against the rich and oppressive. Both are set in a dystopian version of Earth. And both are brutally dark and anarchic. But whilst Snowpiercer builds to a satisfying and spectacular close, High-Rise stumbles in its third and final act where at…

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