Jason Reitman is a director who always commands your attention and as a filmmaker he is not afraid to stretch himself as an artist and try his hands at different genres and subject matter. With The Front Runner the director takes us back in time and charts the fall of one man’s dreams and documents […]
Movie Reviews
‘Alita: Battle Angel’ – Review
Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron realise a dream come true of pure science fiction visual spectacle with Alita: Battle Angel and the result is a completely mesmerizing piece of cinema that transports you to a fantastical far away future that enchants in every way possible. From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (Avatar) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin […]
‘Ben is Back’ – Review
Julia Roberts takes a harrowing journey through a parent’s worst nightmare in the extremely raw and poignant family drama Ben is Back in a performance that uses every part soul. Drug addicted teenage boy Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) shows up unexpectedly at his family’s home on Christmas Eve and forces his mother Holly (Julia Roberts) […]
‘Cold Pursuit’ – Review
It’s not often that you come across a film that takes a genre and does something completely fresh with it. And that’s exactly what we get with Cold Pursuit, a thoroughly original crime film that provides plenty of twists and turns for its audience. Nels Coxman’s (Liam Neeson) quiet life as a snowplow driver in […]
‘Green Book’ – Review
Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. In terms of modern-day thespian talent it doesn’t get much better than these two performers and in Green Book, they get the chance to bring their impressive skills to bear in a remarkable true story that will have a profound effect on your heart. Based on an extraordinary true story, […]
‘The Mule’ – Review
Whenever Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood returns to cinemas audiences are always in for a treat and his latest project, The Mule, is an extremely fascinating story of one man’s final outlaw journey. Earl Stone (Eastwood), a man in his 80s who is broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business when he is offered a […]
‘Glass’ – Review
Do superheroes live amongst us? It was a question that director M. Night Shyamalan first asked in 2000’s gripping drama Unbreakable, and which he then continued to explore further with 2016’s intense thriller Split. Now in Glass he is ready to conclude his Eastrail 177 trilogy with the ultimate battle between good and evil. Security […]
‘Eighth Grade’ – Review
Adolescence. It’s something we all go through and our journey through it can invariably lead to momentous physical and mental changes that change who we are and shape us into who we will become. First time director Bo Burnham captures all of these radical changes in Eighth Grade in what I can only say is […]
‘Instant Family’ – Review
If you’re looking for some healthy and fun laughs this holiday season then Instant Family definitely needs to be on your list, and make no mistake about it in this laugh-out-loud comedy sees stars Mark Wahlberg and Rose Bryne get one serious crash course in modern day parenting. When Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose […]
‘At Eternity’s Gate’ – Review
He is regarded as one of history’s greatest ever artists, but for Vincent van Gogh life was anything but easy. His will to create was absolute and if by some sad circumstance he suffered for his art absolutely, yet he left works that were utterly transformative. Now in a brand new vision masterful painter turned […]