Category Archives: Reviews

Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Ben Gregor When their family moves to the countryside, kids Beth (Delilah Bennett-Cardy), Fran (Billie Gadson) and Joe (Phoenix Laroche) discover a magical tree, inhabited by fairies and pixies, that can take them to a new unique land each day. There may not beContinue reading “The Magic Faraway Tree – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Kristoffer Borgli After discussing the worst thing they’ve ever done with friends, Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie’s (Robert Pattinson) imminent wedding is thrown into turmoil when tensions rise from Emma’s dark confession. Rarely have I been as tense laughing than during The Drama. Its humourContinue reading “The Drama – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 36 minutes, Director – Bi Gan In a world where only a handful of people still dream, those that do are called Deliriants and hunted down to prevent their dreams from leaking out and harming the longer lives of those who don’t. Over the years, if something hasContinue reading “Resurrection – Review”

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Directors – Aaron Horvith, Michael Jelenic When Bowser’s (Jack Black) son (Benny Safdie) kidnaps space princess Rosalina (Brie Larson) to use her powers so the pair can control the universe, Mario (Chris Pratt) and co must venture into the galaxy to save Rosalina and beyond. WithContinue reading “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Michael Angelo Covino When Carey’s (Kyle Marvin) wife (Adria Arjona) asks for a divorce he learns friends Paul (Michael Angelo Corvino) and Julie’s (Dakota Johnson) marriage secret is an open relationship. However, chaos and competition erupts between all four when Carey and Julie sleepContinue reading “Splitsville – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 31 minutes, Director – Vicky Jewson After breaking down in the woods on the way to a competition, a group of ballet dancers are taken into an inn run by a criminal enterprise, from which there may be no way out. It would be easy to find issueContinue reading “Pretty Lethal – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 30 minutes, Director – Polly Findlay An aging couple (Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds) take a trip to Amsterdam which causes them to confront personal feelings and past tragedies in their relationship. A perfect example of a drama lifted by its leading performances, Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds areContinue reading “Midwinter Break – Review”

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 29 minutes, Director – Ugo Bienvenu 2075, Iris (Margot Ringard Oldra) attempts to help ten-year-old Arco (Oscar Tresanini) return to his home in the far future. Arco is a film directly inspired from the world of Ghibli. From the brightly coloured hand-drawn animation to narrative style and childhoodContinue reading “Arco – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Gus Van Sant After being denied an extension on a loan, Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) walks into the Meridian Mortgage office with a shotgun and takes the owner’s (Al Pacino) son (Dacre Montgomery) hostage, using his favourite radio host (Colman Domingo) as an intermediaryContinue reading “Dead Man’s Wire – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 3 minutes, Director – Silvio Soldini Rosa (Elisa Schlott) is one of seven women forced to become a food taster for Hitler to ensure that it isn’t poisoned. There’s very little tasting in The Tasters. Not just from the obvious hesitancy to try potentially poisoned food, but asContinue reading “The Tasters – Review”