Review
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Veteran director Yoji Yamada returns with his first comedy in more than two decades, as a suburban middle-class family is thrown into disarray when the grandparents announce they are getting… Read More
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Seth Rogen and Zac Efron join forces to fight off Chloe Grace Moretz and her sorority, who move in next door. Listen to my review Read More
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George Clooney plays a slippery TV financial adviser taken hostage by a desperate investor live on air in the polished but predictable Money Monster, Jodie Foster’s first directing effort since… Read More
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Yoshihiro Nakamura’s first foray into horror in more than a decade proves a cracking return to form, both for the director and the J-horror genre. Read my review Read More
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A new documentary paints an intriguing yet also frustrating picture of North Korea, its director having been granted unprecedented access to Asia’s most secretive nation. Read my review Read More
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While The Walking Dead sees audiences worldwide continue to invite zombies into their homes, undead offerings on the big screen have been comparatively lifeless of late. Shinsuke Sato’s blindly enthusiastic… Read More
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The Avengers are torn apart, with Tony Stark squaring off against Steve Rogers, in the latest Marvel action extravaganza. Listen to my review (at 24:00) Read More
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Miike Takashi’s live-action adaptation of Yu Sasuga’s popular manga series is a star-studded affair but stretches a wafer thin plot to breaking point. Read my review Read More
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Committed fans of felines and flatulence may find a modicum of entertainment in this threadbare sequel to the hit 2014 movie Neko Samurai (Samurai Cat in English), but for the… Read More
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The first-person video game aesthetic gets a big screen airing in this wildly reprehensible guilty pleasure. Listen to my review (at 45:40) Read More
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Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford star as the 60 Minutes team who exposed George W. Bush’s war record – yet found themselves in the firing line. Listen to my review (at… Read More
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Hot on the heels of the excellent Veteran , Inside Men is a similarly slick South Korean thriller exposing high-level corruption in equally brutal and compelling fashion. Read my review Read More
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The city’s expat experience is given the rom-com treatment in this contrived but proficient indie. Listen to my review (at 25:00) Read More
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman are both excellent in this claustrophobic thriller that repeatedly defies expectations. Listen to my review Read More
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An ageing couple’s marriage is put through the wringer when an unexpected letter arrives in 45 Years, a meticulously crafted drama that has won worldwide praise and plaudits for leads… Read More
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James Grady’s novel Six Days Of The Condor was published just a year before Sydney Pollack’s big-screen adaptation, and yet almost every aspect of the story was changed. Read my… Read More
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Angst in all its ugly forms fuels Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier’s first English language film, as a family continues to reel from the death of its matriarch five years on.… Read More
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