New Zealand directing sensation Taika Waititi swings the hammer of the gods with fury as be takes Marvel’s godly avenger Thor on one crazy adventure in the much anticipated Thor: Ragnarok. After his actions lead to the rise of the goddess of death Hela (Cate Blanchett), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the absent minder of Asgard finds […]
Movie Reviews
‘Home Again’ – Review
It doesn’t get more sweet or charming than Reese Witherspoon’s performance in Home Again, a delightful romantic comedy that shows how a little spontaneity can change your life for the better and that sometimes the presence of strangers and the power of home can really make all the difference. Facing a crisis with her 40th […]
‘Happy Death Day’ – Review
Love teen slasher movies? Well then you’re in for a surprise, and a twist, with Christopher B. Landon’s Happy Death Day, which takes the classic scream moments of the slasher movie and throws a pinch of sci-fi into the mix for an intriguing, clever and very original horror experience. When Theresa ‘Tree’ Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) […]
‘Final Portrait’ – Review
The notion of creativity and what it means to be creative is loving explored to its very depths by acclaimed actor Stanley Tucci with the assistance of Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer in Final Portrait. Set in Paris in 1964, Final Portrait tells the story of the meeting between acclaimed writer James Lord (Hammer) and […]
‘Blade Runner 2049’ – Review
Some films defy description, Blade Runner 2049 is one of them. It is a piece of cinema that completely washes over you, setting your mind and your senses on fire with its layered narrative that unfolds before you and presents a harrowing, yet beautiful vision of a far away future, and the meanings that it […]
‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ – Review
In 2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service took the world by storm with its completely gonzo punk rock take on the spy genre that introduced the world to a brand new hero in Gary ‘Eggsy’ Unwin, who was played to perfection by newcomer Taron Egerton. Now Egerton and director Matthew Vaughn are back for Kingsman: The […]
‘6 Days’ – Review
New Zealand filmmaker Toa Frazer offers audiences a tense and thrilling experience with 6 Days, which chronicles the savage 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege and which will leave audiences on the edge of their seats. 30 April 1980. Six-armed terrorists storm the Iranian Embassy in London taking twenty-six people hostage. This sets the stage for a […]
‘American Assassin’ – Review
Dylan O’Brien takes a big step forward with his intense new action thriller American Assassin, which is one hell of an adrenaline rush and proves that this young actor can play with the big guns. After losing his fiancee in a horrific and brutal terrorist attack, young college student Mitch Rapp (O’Brien) finds his life […]
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ – Review
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson jump head first into 2017’s craziest action-comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard which is over-the-top cinema at its best! Executive protection agent Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) had it all….until it was all taken away from him. Now eeking out a living as a meagre ‘bodyguard’ Bryce finds himself caught up in […]
‘American Made’ – Review
Sometimes you’ve got to be a cowboy and stick it to the man, and that’s exactly what Tom Cruise does in American Made, an exhilarating rollercoaster of a movie that takes its audience on one wild ride that was truly stranger than any fiction could ever be. Finding himself going nowhere as a TWA Pilot […]