Film

Malignant rage and sadistic vengeance are the name of the game in Wild Tales, an Argentinian anthology film by director Damián Szifrón. This is my first exposure to the director’s work and I certainly intend to see more after this ...

The sequel to Harper Lee’s American classic, Go Set a Watchman, is due out later this year. Along with the sequel, To Kill a Mockingbird and its writer have been regularly in the news since Go Set a Watchman was ...

A Swedish family, holidaying at an Alpine ski resort, eat lunch on a restaurant’s balcony overlooking the slopes. As they settle in, a controlled avalanche hurtles toward the resort. The crowd at the restaurant panics and as mother Ebba moves ...

The first Avengers film was a true majestic feat. It took the idea of an ensemble cast to new heights. The film didn’t consist of just any ensemble, it was full of massive stars in their own rights, with huge ...

There was a certain apprehension with which a friend and I began viewing Inherent Vice. Paul Thomas Anderson is a lauded film maker and I am a fan of many of his films but they are rarely easy watches. I ...

John Wick was released in the US back in October 2014, with most other territories following shortly after. Despite it’s success and generally positive reviews, those of us in the UK had to wait. The film finally hits UK screens ...

Science fiction in general is an awesome genre to mash-up with pretty much any other genre. Actually, I defy you to come up with a scifi genre mash-up that doesn’t work (I realise this is a dangerous game to play. After challenging ...

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is the latest outing for Studio Ghibli and another feather in their cap. Helmed by co-founder Isao Takahata, this feels very much like a swan song for the elderly creator and like the best ...

2015 marks 30 years of John Hughes’ cult classic 80s teen film The Breakfast Club. I remember when I first discovered this film, it was showing on TV at 2am. The TV guide had given it 5 stars, so I ...

What’s that you say? More Ghostbusters? The question ‘Who you gonna call?’ gets increasingly complicated when multiple reboots of the classic Ghostbusters films are in the works. Is this a launch of a full on Ghostbusters universe in the vein ...