film review: Prisoners (2013)

October 1, 2013 // No Comment

Denis Villeneuve, director of the Oscar nominated Incendies makes his English-language (and Hollywood) debut with Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal.

I saw Looper a few weeks ago now but I’ve been putting off the review, mainly because I just don’t know what I can say about it… “It’s a good solid sci-fi flick that you should go and see” seemed a little sparse. So… I thought a bit harder and this is what I came […]

film review: Savages (2012)

September 20, 2012 // No Comment

I don’t know what Oliver Stone was thinking when he made Savages. I’m not sure he knows himself. Perhaps it was the same thing he was thinking during Alexander.

film review: St. George’s Day (2012)

September 12, 2012 // No Comment

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the British film industry only churns out gritty dramas about gangsters or hooligans. I’m sure it’s not actually true but you can’t deny that those are generally the ones that make it to the cinema.

film review: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

July 18, 2012 // 3 Comments

There’s a lot to be said for knowing that this is the end. Too often blockbuster films are constructed to lead you down a merry path… right up to the point where they turn around, look you in the eye and say “Sequel? Maybe?”. We’ve all known from the start that this would be the […]

film review: Wild Bill (2012)

April 11, 2012 // No Comment

Wild Bill is the directorial debut of actor Dexter Fletcher, you may know him from the likes of Band of Brothers. I didn’t but you might.

film review: Man on a Ledge (2012)

January 31, 2012 // No Comment

Man on a Ledge is one of those small films that creep up on you… You have no idea they exist and then BAM! They’re all over the place and it turns out they even have people you’ve heard of in them. As a result, I went into Man on a Ledge only knowing that […]

film review: The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

March 23, 2011 // No Comment

I have to admit, up until I saw the trailer in the cinema a week and a half ago, I thought The Lincoln Lawyer had something to do with Abraham Lincoln. I think I was getting it mixed up with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Obviously enough, the trailer corrected that misconception… What can I say, […]