Panic, written and directed by Sean Spencer, is a decent thriller with good performances that doesn’t leave much of an impression when all is said and done. Music journalist Andrew Deeley (David Gyasi) lives alone in a high-rise tower block. He’s cut himself off from the rest of the world and spends his nights watching […]
1957’s Paths of Glory, one of Stanley Kubrick’s earliest feature-length movies, is a harrowing, grim masterpiece that has received a new Blu-Ray edition as part of Eureka Entertainment’s The Masters of Cinema series. Kirk Douglas stars as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of a group of French soldiers during World War I that have been […]
Following on the heals of The Secret Life of Pets and Pete’s Dragon, it is exciting to see families having so many options to choose. Storks provides a fresh concept and a great cast to make it a contender and the potential celluloid champion this season. It does have the potential to give birth to […]
Blair Witch is a sequel, of sorts, to the 1999 low budget classic The Blair Witch Project. There was a Blair Witch sequel, Book of Shadows, released a year later, had very little to do with the first movie and was released to critical panning and low box-office returns. Directed by You’re Next and The […]
While oddly captivating at first, Norfolk spends too much time on self-indulgent cinematography to develop compelling characters or an interesting story. Directed by Martin Radich, Norfolk stars Denis Menochet as a tough-love father who lives with his son (Barry Keoghan) in the pastoral, brooding landscape of Norfolk in the East of England. The bond between father and […]
The Infiltrator benefits from great production values and a solid cast, but an unfocused narrative and pacing problems keep it from reaching the heights it aspires to. Directed by Brad Furman and based on a true story, The Infiltrator stars Bryan Cranston as Robert Mazur, a U.S. Customs special agent who went undercover as a […]
Kickboxer: Vengeance is a spectacularly dumb movie that wholeheartedly embraces the idea of ‘so bad, it’s good’. Directed by John Stockwell, ‘Vengeance’ is a reboot of the Kickboxer franchise, that sees original star Jean-Claude Van Damme play return as a new character, a teacher named Durand that will help protagonist Kurt Sloane (Alain Moussi) in […]
In our jaded world, we continue to search for heroes and when we hear of true heroism from ordinary people, it begs our attention. The soldiers of World War Two continue to provide rich fields of courage under fire and none quite compare to the story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield). Growing up in Virginia during the depression era moulded […]
It has to be 12 years since Renée Zellweger put on her alter ego, Bridget Jones. Will anyone care about her story and will this new twist be compelling enough to bring audiences into theatres again? Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is still keeping a diary, but in the last 12 years it has become digital instead […]
After this summer’s popcorn action blockbuster Star Trek Beyond, Chris Pine really shows off his versatility in the quiet, introspective Hell or High Water. David McKenzie brilliantly directs this story of a pair of bank-robbing brothers in West Texas, and the rangers on their tail. Taylor Sheridan, of Sicario fame, pens the tight script. Ben Foster is […]
