Oculus
World Cup! Now I’ve got your attention, here’s a review of a new horror film about a haunted mirror. Oculus opens with 21-year-old Tim (Brenton Thwaites) being released from a psychiatric hospital, […]
Category Archives: New Releases
Fruitvale Station
This is the true story of Oscar Grant, a young black man who was fatally shot at point blank range on New Year’s Day 2009. The incident, filmed by onlookers […]
Edge of Tomorrow
To declare an interest, brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, co-writers of new sci-fi actioner Edge of Tomorrow, are from my hometown of St Albans and were taught by my dad […]
Fading Gigolo
John Turturro’s directorial début sees him star as a flower merchant who’s co-opted into sex work by his ageing friend Murray (Woody Allen). Turturro, the man best known for his roles with Spike Lee […]
Jimmy’s Hall
Set in 1930s Ireland, Jimmy’s Hall is based on the true story of Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward), a maverick young man who upset local religious folk and nay-sayers by building a […]
The Trip to Italy
The Trip to Italy, like its predecessor The Trip, premiered as a film before airing as a TV series, which is why we’re allowed to review it on this movie […]
A Touch of Sin
A critical smash with an impressive 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, A Touch of Sin is a Chinese portmanteau film about four individuals connected by their imminent acts of violence. The risk with […]
Godzilla
The latest reboot of the Godzilla brand stars Bryan Cranston as a scientist obsessed with suspicious seismic activity in Japan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as his US Navy son and Godzilla as himself. Godzilla will […]
The Two Faces of January
The latest Hollywood film with a stupid name is The Two Faces of January, a dramatic thriller about small-time con man Rydal (Oscar Isaac) who finds himself embroiled in the lives […]
Sabotage
It’s happened. Arnold Schwarzenegger has played a substantial role in a film that isn’t just an Arnold Schwarzenegger star vehicle. Sabotage is a violent action crime thriller about a team of hard […]
