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The fourth and final instalment of the trend-setting dystopian YA adventure has a lot to live up to. How does it fare? Listen to my review Read More
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Winner of the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Christian Vincent’s dryly comic courtroom drama was selected as the opening film for the 44th… Read More
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Finding your voice and staying true to yourself are the familiar adolescent adages given a visually rich, if emotionally clumsy, airing in this unabashedly good-natured animation from the team behind… Read More
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Visually rich and episodic in nature, Miss Hokusai is a mature and elegantly told tale of a young woman struggling for artistic recognition in 19th century Japan. Read my review Read More
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Eli Roth continues his streak of Chilean exploitation pics with this domestic slasher starring Keanu Reeves as a hapless family man caught home alone. Listen to my review Read More
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Eli Roth ventures deep into the South American jungle for this predictably gruesome but surprisingly reverent homage to the grisly Italian cannibal flicks of yore. Listen to my review Read More
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Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep star in this incredibly worthy dramatisation of the Votes For Women movement. Listen to my review Read More
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A strong central performance from Najarra Townsend and a smartly plotted script helped Contracted stand out in an increasingly crowded indie horror marketplace, but the same cannot be said for… Read More
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Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes re-team for Bond’s latest outing that sees the series revert to its more outlandish, campy roots. Listen to my review Read More
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In his best performance of the post-Governator era, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the protective father of a teenage girl dying from an incurable virus, in a film that eschews traditional… Read More
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Johnny Depp returns to serious acting to portray Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in this star-studded 70s crime thriller. Listen to my review Read More
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Arriving in perfect time for Halloween, Christopher Landon’s knowingly ridiculous horror comedy should play well to late-night crowds looking for a grotesque giggle. Read my review Read More
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The final starring role for actor Robin Williams is an uncharacteristically reserved performance in what proves a disappointing swansong for the late comedian. Read my review Read More
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Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, The Naked Prey remains the only film directed by Cornel Wilde to be widely available, a situation that based on this example, is a… Read More
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Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks join forces once again for a rip-roaring Cold War thriller, featuring a knockout performance from Mark Rylance. Listen to my review (at 08:48) Read More
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Ian McKellan stars as an elderly Sherlock Holmes wrestling with senility and lingering dissatisfaction surrounding his final case years earlier. Listen to my review Read More
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In the year when transgender culture made headlines around the world, Sean Baker’s micro-budget drama shines a spotlight on their unique experience in electrifying fashion. Read my review Read More
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A film – based on the historical event – billed as “the Chinese Titanic”, The Crossing tells the true story of the Taiping, a heavily overloaded Shanghai-Taiwan ferry that sank… Read More
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