Review
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Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard reunite with director Justin Kurzel for this big screen adaptation of the hugely popular video game franchise. (at 14:50) Read More
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Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are trapped in space alone together in Morten Tyldum’s fluffy yet morally questionable space adventure. Read More
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In the mid-1970s, Japan’s oldest studio, Nikkatsu, looked to combat dwindling box office returns with a series of softcore “Roman Pornos” (meaning “romantic pornography”) Read my review Read More
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Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen and Riz Ahmed headline this standalone Star Wars prequel, which ventures into surprisingly dark territory and often feels more like a war movie than a typical… Read More
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Almost as ubiquitous as stories about provincial country life, or tales of strained relationships between parents and their children, Japanese cinema is awash with the misadventures of struggling young musicians.… Read More
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Following her impressive comeback in 2014’s Pale Moon , once-controversial actress Rie Miyazawa gives a heart-wrenching performance in Her Love Boils Bathwater as a terminally ill matriarch determined to reconcile… Read More
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Bursting with anarchic energy and awash with lurid colours, The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio surpasses its 2013 predecessor in sheer entertainment value as a consistently ridiculous crime caper. Read… Read More
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Epitomising Japan’s “visual kei” glam rock image, X Japan have weathered a series of tragic challenges and endured as one of the most popular heavy metal bands of the last… Read More
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Cinema offers up so many heartwarming rags to riches stories, of ordinary people overcoming the odds to excel at their one true passion, that when presented with a staggering true… Read More
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Part 2 of today’s show – vampires and lycans are at it again, Mel Gibson makes a triumphant return, while Derek Yee resurrects one of his classic wuxia roles. Read More
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Part 1 of today’s show – Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz star in Derek Cianfrance’s adaptation of M.L. Stedman’s acclaimed tear-jerker. Read More
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The covens reopen once again in the increasingly repetitive Underworld saga, dramatising the centuries-old turf war between vampires and Lycans, their werewolf rivals. Read my review Read More
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Nearly 40 years after Chor Yuen launched his acting career in the Shaw Brothers classic Death Duel, director Derek Yee returns to Gu Long’s source novel for a ravishing new… Read More
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Ten years after Apocalypto, Mel Gibson returns to directing following a decade of personal crises that threatened to sink his career. Read my review Read More
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The latest offering from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess tells the true story of a record-breaking armoured car robbery: US$17 million in cash was stolen by the company’s own employees… Read More
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Why would anyone want to watch a film about Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson’s first date? Read my review Read More
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Last year saw Ringo Lam, the acclaimed Hong Kong director behind such action spectaculars as City on Fire and Full Contact, stage a comeback with his first feature film in… Read More
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Eddie Redmayne takes top billing in this big budget prequel to the Harry Potter series, but it’s the supporting players who steal the show. Listen to my review Read More
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