Did you ever want to relive the anarchic, groundbreaking glory of the original Trainspotting? So did its cast. With rare exceptions, a la Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets, has a film heralding a once largely unknown cast and […]
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SILENCE
Silence is about as far as you’ll get from Hollywood fare in a February release from an A-list Director. Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating passion project about two Portuguese Jesuit Priests (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) travelling […]
HIDDEN FIGURES
The only flick that managed to knock Rogue One off its perch at the Box Office, it’s not hard to see why. Taking the top spot on opening, Hidden Figures, one of several Best Picture […]
FENCES
It’s a long film, but you’ll barely notice. Fences is based on the Broadway play of the same name, the revival of which in 2010 netted stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Tony Awards for […]
MOANA
The Rock. Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda. One half of the Flight of the Conchords team voicing a psychedelic crab. Disney. There isn’t much not to like here. The latest (and one of the better additions) […]
PASSENGERS
Jennifer Lawrence. Chris Pratt. Together. In space. You’d be forgiven for not knowing what Passengers is about, regardless of whether you’ve watched the trailers. While the above few details would normally be enough to sell […]
GOLD
There’s barely an ounce of truth in Gold – it doesn’t matter. This is not, as the filmmakers have repeatedly stated, quite possibly to avoid being sued, an account of the very real 1990’s Bre-X […]
PATRIOTS DAY
The week following the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, Wired writer Graeme McMillan, questioning how popular culture will respond to such events, commented: “It might have taken twelve years, but those movies serve as a […]
SPLIT
First things first: Split is not a film about mental illness, it’s a thriller. Those hoping for Hollywood to finally do Dissociative Identity Disorder some semblance of justice, following decades of films featuring more than […]
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Casey Affleck’s time has come. The talented performer, better known for bit roles, earlier breakout hit Gone Baby Gone and being his elder brother’s brother, knocks it out of the park in Kenneth Lonergan’s awards […]
LION
This one’ll get ya – right in the feels. Titled Lion, though you won’t know why until the very end, Director Garth Davis’ latest is based on the true story of Saroo Brierley (played by […]
JACKIE
On December 25, 1997, Wag the Dog hit cinemas – chronicling spin doctors’ attempts to distract the electorate from an unfolding sex scandal. Only weeks later, the name Monica Lewinsky became ubiquitous in lounge rooms […]
LIVE BY NIGHT
If watching Ben Affleck live out every one of his fantasies on screen for two-plus hours sounds like your cup of tea, then has he got the treat for you. Live by Night, produced, written, […]
ASSASSIN’S CREED
Someone forgot to tell Michael Fassbender to smile. An action movie, based on a hugely popular game no less, is supposed to be fun. Not a Shakespearean tragedy, which was incidentally the last time Fassbender, […]
LA LA LAND
You know it’s a good movie when you’re still humming the soundtrack the next day. You know it’s a great movie when you can’t wait to see it again. La La Land is that […]
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY
For even the most hardened sceptics, sometimes it’s enough for a film to just be fun. The absurdity of the Death Star’s fatal structural flaw, something that should surely have come up in quality control […]
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
It’s not easy to make a Harry Potter film without Harry Potter. Director David Yates, the veteran of now five J.K. Rowling adaptations and better-placed than anyone else to continue the franchise, can rest easy; […]
UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS
The year is 2016. That means it’s been 3-4 years since the last Underworld film – we’re due for another. Merely a blip to Vampires, Lycans and studio execs, the gap between the saga’s chapters […]
THE FOUNDER
Odds are, you’re going to walk out of The Founder within spitting distance of a McDonald’s. A peek inside the Sausage McMuffin factory and the giant’s earliest days, The Founder might just tell you more […]
MORGAN
A decrepit mansion in the middle of the woods. A tight-knit group with a secret. A monster lurking underground. Luke Scott’s (son of Ridley) sci-fi shocker Morgan may sound like your typical horror film. It’s […]
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
‘Spy hard or go home’ might have proved a nifty tagline for Keeping Up With The Joneses if this film hadn’t been able to sell itself on its star-power alone. A fun if irreverent night […]
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
Much more than Oscar bait, The Light Between Oceans shows you just how far two talented actors can take a film. Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, further known for being one of the darling couples […]
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