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 […]
Devil’s Knot
Based on a true story, this is a film about the investigation into the murder of three boys in a small Arkansas town. Luckily the town has no shortage of shady-looking characters to […]
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 […]
X-Men Days of Future Past
Beginning in a post apocalyptic world where giant robots hunt down mutants, a handful of our old friends from X-Men 1-3 fight for survival. Old feuds have been set aside […]
X-Men: First Class
I don’t know much about the Cuban missile crisis, and I certainly didn’t realise the extent of Kevin Bacon’s involvement. Obviously I knew he had something to do with it, […]
X-Men: The Last Stand
Long enough after X2 for the X Mansion to be rebuilt, things are looking up for the magnificent mutants. Magneto is on the run, there’s a mutant in the cabinet, […]
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