Captain Fantastic
Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen) is an idealistic live-off-the-land type who raises his six children in the wilderness with all the skills they’ll need to survive after the apocalypse. Think Bear […]
Tag Archives: 2016
Inferno
The Da Vinci Code‘s Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) takes on thrift-shop Thanos (Ben Foster) with an infernal plan to release a virus destroying half the world’s population in order to […]
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
In this documentary, Wener Herzog looks at the internet and its impact, from its humble beginnings (“Lo” is the first electronic message ever sent. It was meant to be “Login” […]
Origin Wars
We were drawn to Origin Wars by its almost comically generic title which seemed to promise either knowing irony or Judge Dredd style campy fun. But neither of these is […]
Misconduct
When corruption allegations surface following a drug trial gone wrong, hotshot lawyer Ben Cahill (Josh Duhamel) files a suit against big pharma CEO Arthur Denning (Anthony Hopkins) contrary to the […]
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Some years after Alice In Wonderland, Alice is a successful sea captain and Tim Burton is no more. After being robbed of her ship and wealth, Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns […]
Gods of Egypt
We missed this film when it came out. After causing a serious box office stink across the pond, its time in UK cinemas was severely limited. I’m not even sure […]
Lion
It’s been a good fortnight for people involved with The Last Airbender. First M Night Shymalan releases Split, astounding those who assumed he would never direct again, then Dev Patel […]
Eddie the Eagle
Based on the true story of Michael “Eddie” Edwards, Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper, Eddie the Eagle is a story of a wannabe Olympian of such determination that he’s prepared […]
Your Name
The latest anime film so good it’s found its way to British cinemas is Your Name, from director Makoto Shinkai. It follows two young people, Mitsuha (Mone Kamishiraishi) and Taki […]
