THE BFG (2016)

A girl named Sophie encounters a giant who, despite his intimidating size, turns out to be a kindhearted soul shunned by other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children.

the bfg

ANOMALISA (2015)

A man, crippled by the mundanity of his life, experiences something out of the ordinary in this stop-motion animation from Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson...

anomalisa

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (2016)

It’s no overstatement to say that Illumination Entertainment owes its success to the Despicable Me films, with its incoherent but popular spin-off Minions also achieving...

the secret life of pets

BANSHEE – Season Four

Expectation weighs heavily on TV shows once they reach their final season, and tying up the threads of any serialised drama is no easy...

banshee - season 4

THE NICE GUYS (2016)

Shane Black’s The Nice Guys harks back to the buddy movies of yesteryear, and is sure to remind audiences of his tremendous 2005 directorial...

the nice guys

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016)

Before the mayhem truly begins in X-Men: Apocalypse, a group of mutants leave a cinema showing Return of the Jedi and Sophie Turner’s Jean...

x-men: apocalypse

GREEN ROOM (2015)

Green Room doesn’t mess around. Clocking in at a lean 94-minutes, this riveting and claustrophobic thriller doesn’t waste time and shows that writer-director Jeremy...

THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)

It’s easy to condemn Disney for adapting its animations into live-action, as it seems like a creatively bankrupt endeavour, but the success of 2015’s...

the jungle book 2016

AGENT CARTER – Season Two

One of the most appealing aspects of Marvel’s interconnected live-action universe is how their output spans a range of genres. If we were just...

agent carter - season 2

EDDIE THE EAGLE (2016)

Sometimes, formulaic films can just be exactly what we need, and Eddie the Eagle is one of those films. While watching it, you’ll be...

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ZOOTROPOLIS (2016)

Even if you disregard the relatively consistent quality of its Pixar co-productions, Disney itself has been on a hot streak with animated features over...

KUNG FU PANDA 3 (2016)

Whether or not this is the farewell for this under-appreciated animated series is uncertain, but Kung Fu Panda 3 provides a conclusive finale that...

kung fu panda 3