Dir: Takashi Yamazaki Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki Amongst the death and destruction from the legendary Kaiju, is an emotionally compelling story which elevates the latest Godzilla movie to one of the best of the series. As I waited for my much anticipated screening of... Continue Reading →
Dir: Todd Haynes Cast: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton With fantastic central performances and a sensitive subject matter, Todd Haynes' fact-based melodrama is a daring and discomforting watch Over the past forty years, Todd Haynes, has established himself as one of the most subversive voices working in the industry. The American writer-director has become... Continue Reading →
Dir: Sam Esmail Cast: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Kevin Bacon Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, the intense 'Leave the World Behind' is an exceptionally well-acted apocalyptic thriller, with a potential real life threat that will make you feel anxious throughout Ever since the height of the Cold War in 1962, where... Continue Reading →
Dir: Paul King Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Matthew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant Timothee Chalamet shines as a young Willy Wonka in this charming and whimsical origin story of the famous chocolatier Over the course of the past decade or... Continue Reading →
Dir: Taika Waititi Cast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Taika Waititi, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss Taika Waititi's crowd-pleasing and occasionally hilarious sports comedy has its heart in the right place but it is incredibly dated and formulaic The latest film by New Zealand writer-director, Taika Waititi, is a big... Continue Reading →
Dir: Ridley Scott Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Rupert Everett, Paul Rhys, Matthew Needham Ridley Scott's historical epic is meandering and uninspired despite some spectacularly bloody battle sequences Having directed a handful of the most iconic movies in the last few decades, Ridley Scott will no doubt go down in cinema... Continue Reading →
Dir: Francis Lawrence Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwarzman, Hunter Shafer, Josh Andres Rivera, Viola Davis The latest instalment in The Hunger Games franchise is an entertaining enough return to Panem despite some rushed character developments and a bloated final act Following on from the release and success of Twilight in 2008,... Continue Reading →
Dir: Emma Seligman Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Dominczyk, Marshawn Lynch Emma Seligman's anarchic and outlandish sophomore feature film is sure to go down as one of the great modern high school comedies Marketed as a 'Fight Club meets Mean Girls', 'Bottoms' is... Continue Reading →
Dir: Demián Rugna Cast: Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demián Saloman, Luis Ziembrowski, Silvia Sabater, Marcelo Michinaux Demián Rugna's Argentinian horror is shockingly bleak yet highly accomplished as it delivers a visceral take on the possession subgenre Back in 2017, Argentinian filmmaker, Demián Rugna, burst onto the international horror scene with the success of his criminally overlooked film,... Continue Reading →
Dir: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin Cast: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans Annette Bening and Jodie Foster have undeniable chemistry in this inspirational but safe biographical sports drama Back in 2018, married couple and documentarians, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, rose to prominence thanks to the success of their heart-pounding documentary Free Solo.... Continue Reading →
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