Film Review: ’42’
★★★★☆ The best sports films are often those where enjoyment is not entirely dependent on a love of the game in question, and Brian...
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1 October 2019
Film Review: The Last Tree
★★★★☆ British filmmaker Shola Amoo loses none of the authenticity in transitioning from documentary to narrative cinema with The Last Tree, an assured and...
27 September 2019
Interview: Shola Amoo and Sam Adewunmi, The Last Tree
British filmmaker Shola Amoo returns to screens this week with his sophomore effort The Last Tree. The coming-of-age tale tells the story of Femi, a Nigerian boy fostered in Lincolnshire who struggles to reconnect with his culture after he moves in with his biological mother.
16 September 2014
DVD Review: ‘Sabotage’
★★☆☆☆ The last two films in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comeback tour have provided schlocky but enjoyable titillation, with The Last Stand edging out Escape Plan...
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Film Review: ‘White House Down’
★★★☆☆ With an apocalyptic résumé that includes Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012, Roland Emmerich is renowned as one of the biggest...
DVD Review: ‘Iron Man 3’
★★★★☆ Much like Tony Stark, Marvel Studios have been tinkering with Iron Man for over five years now, striving to upgrade and improve upon...
Film Review: ‘The Way, Way Back’
★★★★☆ Cinema loves coming-of-age stories. The examination of how adolescents navigate that period in their lives has and will always make for some excellent...
DVD Review: ‘Olympus Has Fallen’
★★★☆☆ The first of two films this year to use the White House as its setting, Olympus Has Fallen (2013) is the latest film...
Film Review: ‘Elysium’
★★★★☆ Some filmmakers take their time to get into their directorial stride, ironing out their craft over a series of offerings. For South African...
Film Review: ‘Planes’
★★☆☆☆ Following the enormous commercial success of Pixar’s merch machine Cars (2006) and its sequel, it’s unsurprising – if a little disheartening – that...
Interview: ‘Elysium’ star Sharlto Copley
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp returns to cinemas this month with his eagerly awaited follow-up, Elysium (2013). Set in 2159, in a future dystopia...
