THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
[usr 4.5] It’s easy to condemn Disney for adapting its animations into live-action, as it seems like a creatively bankrupt endeavour, but the success...
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (2016)
[usr 4.0] Midnight Special is the kind of film that drip-feeds information rather than dole out exposition. The film starts with two men acting...
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (2016)
[usr 3.5] Snow White and the Huntsman was the kind of film that was perfectly enjoyable in the moment, but you forgot about almost...
TANGERINE (2015)
[usr 3.5] The greatest accomplishment of a film like Tangerine is making the audience empathise with the characters on screen, despite telling a story...
BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)
[usr 2.5] There was understandable cynicism when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was announced—born of suspicion it was a cynical way to rekindle interest...
EDDIE THE EAGLE (2016)
[usr 4.0] Sometimes, formulaic films can just be exactly what we need, and Eddie the Eagle is one of those films. While watching it,...
ZOOTROPOLIS (2016)
[usr 4.5] Even if you disregard the relatively consistent quality of its Pixar co-productions, Disney itself has been on a hot streak with animated...
THE CLUB / EL CLUB (2015)
[usr 3.5] Recently crowned Best Picture at the Oscars, Spotlight detailed the uncovering of the shocking child sex scandal associated with the Catholic Church....
THE WITCH (2015)
[usr 4.5] I wasn’t surprised to learn that The Witch’s writer-director, Robert Eggers, is from New England (his hometown is Lee, New Hampshire, about an...
KUNG FU PANDA 3 (2016)
[usr 4.0] Whether or not this is the farewell for this under-appreciated animated series is uncertain, but Kung Fu Panda 3 provides a conclusive...
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT (2016)
[usr 2.0] Identity and the search for self play an integral role in the structure of good YA fiction. It’s therefore as ironic as...
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: SWORD OF DESTINY (2016)
[usr 2.5] For all its critical and commercial success back in 2000, Ang Lee’s martial arts epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon doesn’t get talked...