Film Review

A large wave of award season contenders are finally starting to head over to UK cinemas and, although Black Mass may not be in contention for best picture, expect some nominations in the acting department as Johnny Depp puts himself back on the map as a serious actor. Black...

Since his untimely death in 2011, Steve Jobs has been reincarnated a number of times on the big screen. From the parody film iSteve, to the attempt at a serious biopic in 2013, Jobs, it would be fair to think that this story might already be rather exhausted. However,...

Nine years have passed since Daniel Craig’s first outing as James Bond. In those nine we’ve seen two of the very best Bond flicks and arguably one of the worst. Daniel Craig’s fourth, and penultimate, portrayal of the iconic character promises a very similar treatment to 2012’s Skyfall with...

‘I’d rather be a rebel than a slave’; This historical quotation proved controversial; yet no words ring truer for Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette. Set in 1912, the film follows the fictional, working-class woman Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan), we see her evolve from meek, vulnerable laundry lackey to a dedicated and...

Many film and TV adaptations of ‘Macbeth’ have disappointed me to the point where I have almost sworn to never watch it again. However, the 2015 Macbeth, directed by Justin Kurzel, is a beautifully crafted 113 minute artistic masterpiece, which at moments had me literally basking in awe. Starring...

How can it be so funny? Many films market themselves as ‘horror-comedy’, but the latter is usually a side-offering, not the main event. This is not the case with He Never Died. Writer-director Jason Krawczyk has crafted a careful balance of laughs and screams, enough to rival genre classics....

You may think you have seen all cinema has to offer. Then you see a man’s bellend getting chewed off in the midst of a shoplifting trip gone wrong. ‘Aaaaaaah!’ is oddly poignant for how you will feel watching this creation of gorilla-grunts, excessive nudity and savage gore. The...