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Everest
With visually stunning imagery and a solid A-list cast, this film just about transcends its oddly uninvolving story. Based on true events, the scenes are harrowing and emotive, but spreading the story among an ensemble...
Movie Review posted on 18th September 2015
A Walk in the Woods
Echoing his witty writing style, Bill Bryson's memoir of his trek up the Appalachian Trail is adapted as a gently amusing comedy that combines big landscapes with sharp observational humour. Even though it centres on...
Movie Review posted on 18th September 2015
Legend Gives Tom Hardy A Double Challenge
The Kray twins are part of London lore, iconic gangsters who ran the city in the swinging 1960s. They've been portrayed on-screen before (by the Kemp brothers in the 1990 drama The Krays), and Oscar-winning...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th September 2015
The Scorch Trials Reunites Its Teen Cast Led By Dylan O'Brien
After The Maze Runner became a sleeper hit, the cast knew they'd be back for films based on the next two novels by John Dashner. First up was The Scorch Trials, which throws the plucky...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th September 2015
The Visit Returns M. Night Shyamalan To Twisty Horror
After establishing himself with freak-out movies like The Sixth Sense, Signs and The Village, M. Night Shyamalan veered into blockbuster fantasy/sci-fi with the poorly received The Last Airbender and After Earth. So now he has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th September 2015
Legend
Written and directed with a rakish swagger, and featuring two full-on performances from Tom Hardy, this true London gangster drama is hugely entertaining, even if it feels undercooked. Aside from that generic title, the film...
Movie Review posted on 11th September 2015
The Scorch Trials
After the rather lacklustre teen-dystopia adventure The Maze Runner, the action continues in this equally gimmicky sequel. It's the middle episode in novelist James Dashner's trilogy, so it lacks a proper narrative structure, building through...
Movie Review posted on 11th September 2015
The Visit
While it's great to see M. Night Shyamalan return to the twisty horror genre, his use of found-footage leaves the film feeling like a decent premise with nowhere to go. Presented as a documentary made...
Movie Review posted on 11th September 2015
Awards Season Kicks Off With Venice Film Festival 2015
With the Venice Film Festival kicking off this week, awards season is officially underway. Venice has been the launchpad for a number of films that have gone on to Oscar glory. Last year, the opening...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th September 2015
A Walk In The Woods Gives Robert Redford A New Old Friend
When Robert Redford originally purchased the rights to Bill Bryson's 1998 memoir A Walk in the Woods, he intended it as a reunion film for himself and his lifelong friend Paul Newman. The duo's most...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th September 2015
The Transporter Refuelled Puts Ed Skrein In The Spotlight
Ed Skrein may have had his big breakthrough with a brief role on Game of Thrones, but he had already made a mark on British cinema in Ill Manors and The Sweeney. Now he takes...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th September 2015
No Escape
One of the strongest action thrillers in recent years, this gripping movie cleverly casts actors known for comedy in the central roles. And it works so well that you can't help but see a new...
Movie Review posted on 3rd September 2015
Ricki and the Flash
Meryl Streep is having so much fun playing an ageing rocker that the audience only barely registers that this film isn't nearly as deep as it's pretending to be. There are some very nice observations...
Movie Review posted on 3rd September 2015
The Transporter Refuelled
Like James Bond, wilfully anonymous driver Frank Martin is reborn as a new actor without any fuss, shifting the tone of the franchise from Jason Statham's knowing wink to Ed Skrein's stone-faced glower. But even...
Movie Review posted on 3rd September 2015
45 Years
Like an antidote to vacuous blockbusters, this intelligent, thoughtful drama packs more intensity into a quiet conversation than any number of death-defying stunts and explosions can muster. Not only does it offer some of the...
Movie Review posted on 28th August 2015
Straight Outta Compton
This biopic gallops through the career of groundbreaking gangsta rappers N.W.A, working its way through a checklist of the major events. There isn't much of a plot otherwise, which can be bewildering for anyone who...
Movie Review posted on 28th August 2015
How Jennifer Lawrence And Amy Schumer Became BFFs
The news broke this week that Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer are 100 pages into writing a comedy screenplay together, and that they plan to play sisters in the movie. "Amy and I were creatively...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2015
Z For Zachariah Pushed Robbie, Ejiofor And Pine As Actors
Margot Robbie's character thinks she's the only survivor until she meets Chiwetel Ejiofor's scientist. She says she was continually put into awkward positions during filming. "Just delving into it deeper," she says. "And I guess,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2015
We Are Your Friends Resonated With Zac Efron
Clearly, playing an aspiring DJ touched a nerve with the 27-year-old actor, whose career began as the singing-dancing star of High School Musical and Hairspray.He remembers his introduction to We Are Your Friends, watching a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2015
We Are Your Friends
Basically the perfect summer movie, this lightweight drama has a great-looking cast and plenty of youthful energy, but not much authenticity or depth. The plot traces a young aspiring DJ trying to make his mark...
Movie Review posted on 28th August 2015
Jennifer Aniston Gets Back To Work With She's Funny That Way
After she surprised everyone by getting married to Justin Theroux on August 5th, Jennifer Aniston was back on the red carpet this week in for the premiere of her new comedy She's Funny That Way....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st August 2015
Jesse Eisenberg And Kristen Stewart Reunite For American Ultra
When she first read the script for American Ultra, the thing that stood out for Kristen Stewart was the chance to work with Jesse Eisenberg. "Actors get sent these scripts from their agents," she says....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st August 2015
Sinister 2 Starring James Ransone Demonstrates The Challenges Of Making A Sequel Work
When the horror thriller Sinister proved to be a hit, producer Jason Blum (who is also behind the Insidious films) obviously thought a sequel was needed. "I really think the key to making a good...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st August 2015
Sinister 2
As the ghoul from the 2012 horror hit stalks a new family, this sequel's sharply well-crafted set-up leaves the hackneyed conclusion feeling very disappointing. Up until the trite horror finale, the film is a terrific...
Movie Review posted on 21st August 2015
Paper Towns
After setting the scene with vivid characters and some insightful interaction, the plot of this teen comedy-drama feels like a let down. It's an inventive twist on the usual high school movie, and it has...
Movie Review posted on 20th August 2015
Vacation
Both the characters and the tone have been updated as a new generation of Grizwolds hits the road for a raucous holiday, eliminating the darker edges for a sillier, ruder romp. After the four madcap...
Movie Review posted on 20th August 2015
Dr Dre And Ice Cube Tell Their Story In Straight Outta Compton
When the idea was first raised for a biopic about pioneering gangster rappers NWA, everyone knew they had to get it right. After years in the works, Straight Outta Compton tells the story of Dr...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th August 2015
Simon Pegg Goes From Absolutely Anything Back To Star Trek
At 45, Simon Pegg's career is going into overdrive. Not only is he in two of the biggest franchises in cinema (Star Trek and Mission: Impossible), but he's also appearing in this year's Star Wars...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th August 2015
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Gives Henry Cavill A Break From Superman
Taking a break from his role as Superman, Henry Cavill took a trip to the swinging 60s to star in Guy Ritchie's spy action-comedy The Man From U.N.C.L.E. It's a much more light-hearted role than...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th August 2015
Trainwreck
Amy Schumer makes her big screen debut with a script that feels like a much-extended sketch from her TV series. It's hilariously observant and refreshingly grown-up about sex, but the plot falls back on the...
Movie Review posted on 13th August 2015
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