Brawl in Cell Block 99 | Film Review | 3*
After he loses his job and almost his marriage, Bradley Thomas (played a bald, tattooed and unnervingly serious Vince Vaughn) turns to drug running to provide a better life for…
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Dunkirk | Film Review | 3*
The British army has been forced on to the French beach of Dunkirk as the Germans close in from all sides. With hundreds of thousands of men waiting in the…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Film Review | 4*
Months after her daughter was violently murdered, wrathful mother Mildred (Frances McDormand) pays to display a message on three unused billboards just outside of town, questioning the lack of action…
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Film Review | 4*
At the start of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (surely that’s too much punctuation for one film title?), we meet the IMF team during some classic highjinks, but it turns…
Kingsman: The Secret Service | Film Review | 4*
After his father dies in the line of duty, young but gifted tearaway Eggsy (Taron Egerton) is given a medallion by secret agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth) with an apology…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Film Review | 4*
We returned to the Star Wars galaxy last month with Episode VIII of the saga, The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson – and it’s been a bit of a…
Stranger Things 2 | Netflix Review | 4*
When Stranger Things hit Netflix just over a year ago, even the Duffer brothers that created it could not have predicted the cultural phenomenon it would become. Internet memes, the…
Cabin In The Woods | Film Review | 3*
Cabin In The Woods, directed by Drew Goddard and with Joss Whedon on board as producer, is a rip roaring meta-horror of a movie released back in 2012. Starring Kristen Connolly…
Green Room | Film Review | 3*
Green Room, directed by Jeremy Saulnier, is the story of a punk band on the road. Broke and looking for a gig to keep them going after someone lets them…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Film Review | 5*
After the smash hit success of the first Guardians of the Galaxy feature, Starlord and his merry band of misfits have reunited for volume 2 of this cosmic superhero story…
‘American Honey’ | Film Review | 4*
American Honey is a beautiful, sun-drenched whirlwhind of a youthful road movie, directed by Andrea Arnolds. It stars newcomer Sasha Lane – who Arnolds spotted in Florida on her spring…
The Founder | Film Review | 3*
According to Ray Kroc, played by Michael Keaton in this telling of how McDonalds turned from the most popular burger joint in San Bernardino to a worldwide empire, the one…
Gone Girl | Film Review | 3*
Gone Girl is the adaptation of the thrilling and bestselling novel of the same name from writer Gillian Flynn, who also compiled the screenplay. Starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike,…
Money Monster | Film Review | 2*
Released in 2016 and directed by Jodie Foster, Money Monster tells the story of how an unbearable host of a financial TV show and his crew are taken hostage by…
La La Land | Film Review | 3*
It’s the film that’s already swept the Golden Globes and picked up a massive 14 Oscar nominations, but is La La Land really worth all the hype? Damien Chazelle‘s follow…
Victoria | Film Review | 5*
Victoria caused quite the stir when it was released; following in the footsteps of Birdman, but taking the idea to a whole new level, this German masterpiece tells the story…
Zootropolis | Film Review | 4*
Zootropolis (or Zootopia) is the animated smash from 2016 which takes a look at an imaginary world where humans don’t exist, and animals live together in harmony (mostly) to run the…
Captain America: Civil War | Film Review | 5*
As we go into the third Captain America instalment, we see our heroes divided due to the aftermath of the Sokovia incident from the previous Avengers movie. Chris Evan‘s Captain…
The Purge: Election Year | Film Review | 3*
As we enter election year, and the third film in the Purge trilogy, the annual purge is now a well established part of American life – so much so, that…
Jason Bourne | Film Review | 5*
The dream team of Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass have reunited to give amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne another mission, much to the joy of Bourne fans the world over…
Suicide Squad | Film Review | 2*
It’s been one of the most hyped blockbusters of the year, and has raked in a fortune in it’s opening weekend – but Suicide Squad, the latest installment in DC’s…
Stranger Things Season 1 | Netflix Review | 5*
Don’t be fooled by the throwback font and talented young cast – this show about all kinds of things that go bump in the night is definitely not just for…