The Academy Award-nominated Land of Mine is a stirring drama about the cruel treatment of young German POWs in Denmark. While short on surprises, the movie is full of powerful performances, with Roland Møller, in particular, making a lasting impression. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, German POWs were ordered to help defuse […]
All of the trailers for Atomic Blonde have really marketed this as a female John Wick. With David Leitch, the co-director from the first John Wick, a super blonde Charlize Theron wearing ridiculously uncomfortable outfits performing flawless fight choreography against high octane background music. If the fight scenes are even half as good as John […]
After making many psychological and mind bending films the celebrated director Christopher Nolan has moved into making a film about a real historical event and a long awaited passion project for the filmmaker. Dunkirk is split into three stories about the evacuation of the British army from Europe during the summer of 1940. The Mole follows a young British soldier […]
There is no doubt that Spider-Man is one of the most beloved comic book characters of all time. So much so, that Spider-Man Homecoming is the sixth Spider-Man movie since 2002. The origin story has been told with two different actors each with each who films had sequels. Because of so many movies in such […]
After the surprisingly good Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the absolutely stellar Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, expectations were high for the latest installment in the Apes reboot series, War for the Planet of the Apes, to bring the trilogy to a satisfying close. Unfortunately, while War delivers breathtaking visuals and features possibly Andy Serkis’s best […]
Since February 2015 when it was announced that Marvel Studio and Sony were going to share custody of Spider-Man, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been salivating over the prospect of seeing one of Marvel Studios’ version of the character. Audiences got a taste in last year’s Captain America: Civil War and now he has a […]
Written and directed by Hannes Holm, and based on Fredrik Backman’s book of the same name, A Man Called Ove is a Swedish comedy-drama that, despite a few good performances and picturesque visuals, is far too predictable to make much of an impact. Ove (Rolf Lassgård, with Filip Berg as the young Ove) is a […]
Edgar Wright’s action thriller jukebox musical Baby Driver has an undeniable and irresistible sense of style, a winning personality and a stellar soundtrack – a killer mix of awesome ingredients that definitely elevates the most straightforward plot we’ve seen out of this director. Baby (Ansel Elgort) is a ridiculously talented getaway driver who suffers from […]
The combination of the foodie genre, road-trip and romantic-comedy seemingly provide all of the elements for a winning recipe for cinematic gold. For director Eleanor Coppola to include Diane Lane, the proven rom-com queen to come along for this European culinary adventure, the journey has the earmarks for a winner. Especially with the final artistic […]
It’s that time again where critics around the world sharpen their knives and begin writing scathing reviews about the latest Transformers film whilst making no dent in the franchise’s box-office. However, even by the standards of the Transformers franchise Transformers: The Last Knight is an uninspired entry. Since Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) left Earth to find the creators of the […]
