Articles Posted in the " Film Reviews " Category

  • Village at the End of the World

    Village at the End of the World is a touching, revealing and funny insight into Niaqornat, a tiny coastal village in North West Greenland. Film-maker, Sarah Gavron provides an intimate, personal account of the few inhabitants against a wider, political backdrop of melting ice-caps and the encroaching outside world – each of which represents a very real danger of destroying the Niaqornat way of life


  • The Host

    For most of us, Stephanie Meyer is the devil incarnate. She took what was a perfectly good supernatural baddie and turned him in to a bedazzled, love-sick vegetarian for heavens sake! But, as with all evil geniuses, this one blasphemy was not enough. She has now turned her sights towards the time-honored tradition of alien invasion, turning it from an integral battle for human survival to just another run-of-the-mill, lame love triangle. Really, is nothing held as sacred anymore?!


  • In The House

    One boy’s obsession with living another life turns into an emotionally wrought game of wits and writing as he attempts to outfox his ambitious teacher in this funny French flick simmering with sexual frustration. Masterful performances from the younger cast members and a fitting third act make In The House one to watch if you’re after something that doesn’t have explosions in it.


  • Trance

    Trance is a toughy. It’s certainly entertaining. But it’s also like waking up after a night of heavy drinking with confused images from the evening before racing round your head to the unwelcome rhythm of a thumping base and a hammering headache.


  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    It’s official! The Rock is the resurrector of sequels. We watched him find his power in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. In Fast Five we saw how impressive his force could be. And now, in G.I. Joe:Retaliation, we get to witness the potency of his command. For do not be mistaken, ladies and gentleman, this is the Rock’s show and he rules with a mighty fist.


  • The Gatekeepers

    Oscar-nominated documentary The Gatekeepers is nothing short of fascinating, with six former heads of the Shin Bet giving a unique account of combating terrorism in Israel during each of their stints as leader. In a similar fashion to The Fog of War, The Gatekeepers is a highly intriguing insight into what was, until now, a hugely hidden world.


  • Jack the Giant Slayer

    It’s been 18 years since Bryan Singer launched his career with the neo-noir The Usual Suspects. Nowadays, his name has come to be more synonymous with the comic-book conversion, having garnered success with two X-Men movies and the slightly less thrilling Superman Returns. Both blended the mechanics of live action with the art of CGI, so the man certainly has enough experience within this form. As such it would only be natural for him to turn those talents loose on the family-friendly fairy-tale.


  • Reincarnated

    Snoop Dogg, now Snoop Lion, spends a good deal of Reincarnated getting stoned out of his tiny little mind on holiday. In fact, you’ll come away from the documentary knowing more about weed than you will about Snoop’s album, which is a large part of why it’s a bit difficult to take this film seriously.


  • Knightriders

    Fancy a film which features a group of medieval jousters riding modern-day motorcycles? Then you’ve definitely come to the right place; Knightriders comes from the director of zombie classic Dawn Of The Dead and, despite the change in tone, is just as iconic, just as spectacular and just as epic…


  • Stolen

    Oh, Nicolas! YOU’VE DONE IT AGAIN. It’s actually quite impressive. Good on you, sir. Your contribution to cinema has gone from bad to worse. After Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, which made its predecessor, Ghost Rider, look like flippin’ Shaft, we honestly didn’t think you could get any badder. But this isn’t even “ha ha” bad, Nic. I hope you can pay off your debt from all those saber tooth tiger skulls and pyramids of death you have purchased soon so you can stop making soulless, predictable, boring nonsense that fail at the box office anyway. Just some friendly words of advice.