ROOM (2015)
[usr 4.5] Fans of Emma Donoghue’s achingly beautiful novel Room can breathe a sigh of relief; the critical buzz, four Oscar nominations (including Best...
THE REVENANT (2015)
[usr 3.5] Revenge is one of cinema’s most enduring themes, and with good reason. There’s something enormously satisfying about not only the payoff to...
CREED (2015)
[usr 4.5] Predictability tends to be seen as damaging to a film; but it’s not a hard-and-fast rule. Familiarity deserves to have its praises sung,...
JOY (2015)
[usr 2.0] If there were a recipe that could be applied to David O. Russell’s output of the last few years, it would go...
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015)
[usr 4.0] While The Hateful Eight has proven to be a divisive movie, even many of its critics have praised Quentin Tarantino for working...
PARTISAN (2015)
[usr 4.5] Whether it’s the intense psychological drama of films like Sean Durkin’s underrated chiller Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), or the hilarious satire...
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (2015)
[usr 3.0] While it’s not completely dreadful, Ron Howard’s period actioner In the Heart of the Sea is a tepid attempt to bring excitement...
THE DANISH GIRL (2015)
[usr 3.5] Following on from their respective awards successes of late, a team-up between director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory...
HOME ALONE • HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (1990/92)
To celebrate Christmas Day tomorrow, below are two retrospective reviews of the beloved Home Alone films from the early-1990s, directed by Chris Columbus, written by John...
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
[usr 4.0] There’s a moment halfway through Star Wars: The Force Awakens when I realised I was completely on board with the movie. It’s...
LEGEND (1985)
[usrlist “Theatrical Cut:2.5” “Director’s Cut:4.0”] While Ridley Scott’s long, eclectic filmography has its ups and downs, fans and non-fans alike generally agree that he’s...
HEAT (1995)
[usr 5.0] Michael Mann’s Heat is essentially a ‘cops and robbers’ story. But, of course, it’s also a hell of a lot more than...