★★☆☆☆ In 2010, British director Matthew Vaughn brought to the big screen Mark Millar’s ultra-violent and provocative comic book Kick-Ass. Filled with bad language, lashings of blood and a knowing take on the superhero genre, it was generally well-received, not least Chloe Grace Moretz’s foul-mouthed Hit Girl. Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Continue Reading
★★★★☆ In 1980, Al Pacino starred in The Exorcist director William Friedkin’s controversial Cruising. The film focused on undercover cop Steve Burns (Pacino) who is sent onto the streets as a decoy for a serial killer who has dismembered several homosexual men in New York’s gay district. It’s famously rumoured Continue Reading
★★★★☆ The Oscar success of Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation (2011) and the critical acclamation at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for his first European film, The Past (2013), has paved the way for a revaluation of the Iranian director’s earlier work. Last year saw the theatrical release of the sublime Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ The latest animated feature from DreamWorks may, if the title is anything to go by, sound a little rough around the edges. However, The Croods (2013) – co-written and directed by Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders, and featuring the voice talents of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Continue Reading
★★★★☆ From award-winning British director Lucy Walker comes her fifth full feature, the Sundance hit The Crash Reel (2013). A no-holds-barred look at the world of snowboarding and the tragic accidents that go hand-in-hand with such a dangerous profession, Walker’s latest captivates from the off, focusing on the traumatic brain Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Mark Wahlberg reunites with Contraband (2012) director Baltasar Kormákur for 2 Guns (2013), a comedy-actioner based on the graphic novel of the same name. Denzel Washington plays the ying to Wahlberg’s yang and James Marsden, Paula Patton and Bill Paxton add star quality to the supporting cast. Washington and Continue Reading
