Film Review

Jeremy Saulnier is one more step towards mastering the grim and deadly. This is a director who pulls no punches and tells his stories with the intention to dishearten. We saw it with Blue Ruin, and we’re seeing it again with Green Room. It is the story of a...

Demolition is a film defined by its contrivances, critically and promotionally; talk of the movie has been dominated by the novelty, and sometimes derived for the ‘wackiness’ of its central premise. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Davis, a man who loses his wife in a car crash and, having never been...

British director James Watkins ventures into the action genre with Bastille Day, his previous successes being Eden Lake and The Woman in Black which are both rooted in the horror genre. Bastille Day is set in Paris and follows a troubled but loveable pickpocket, Michael Mason (Game of Thrones’ Richard...

The long-shot is a filmmaking technique that has found itself back in vogue in the past few years. Knowing what one even is would normally be the kind of technicality confined to the likes of film-student Geekdom. The use of an extended take across a series of locations which...

Back in 1960s, Disney’s animations seemed to be able to do no wrong. Fresh off Disney’s 50s golden age, the company entered a new decade strong, with timeless features, including 101 Dalmatians, Sword in the Stone and last but certainly not least The Jungle Book. The last Disney film...

When I buy a ticket to watch a Disney film, I don’t expect it to be philosophically or politically charged. As my friend and I walked in to the cinema room, having just been handed sheets to colour in, I thought to myself, “We’re probably the only adults who...

Zack Snyder is one of the most polarising directors working in Hollywood right now, and his ventures into the iconic characters are no exception. Man of Steel split the critics and the fans and Batman v Superman is likely to do the same. There is an awful lot to...