David F. Sandberg’s 2013 short film Lights Out made a huge impact using not only the brilliance of its execution, but also in the beauty of its simplicity. A woman is alone in her apartment and when the lights turn out, a ghost like figure appears and when the lights are off the figure disappears. […]
The Ox-Bow Incident, directed by William Wellman, is an excellent 1943 Western Noir that presents an unflinching look at the cruelty of mob rule. A town in 1885 Nevada is on edge after a surge of cattle-rustling incidents. When news that a local rancher named Larry Kinkaid has been murdered spreads, a posse is immediately […]
The Killing$ of Tony Blair was produced, presented, and narrated by the ex-Labour MP and current leader of the Respect party, George Galloway. A prominent anti-Iraq war campaigner, he was dismissed from the Labour party in shame back in 2003, and this film feels like a vengeful exposé against a personal enemy rather than the […]
This is exposure to a world of animation that exists outside of children’s films and Disney. This is not Adam West’s version of Batman, but a very adult version of the caped crusader. Before the film begins, audiences will be treated to an interview with Mark Hamill (Star Wars: A New Hope) who provides the voice for The […]
Star Trek Beyond has been eagerly anticipated by fans – the third instalment in the reboot franchise, and under the helm of Justin Lin while J. J. Abrams was off doing Star Wars instead. The first most noticeable difference between ‘Beyond’ and its two predecessors is the decided lack of lens flares … and the film […]
Mirror, directed by legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky in 1975 is considered to be one of the greatest movies ever made. It’s a semi-autobiographical, loosely structured art house film that brilliantly evokes a freefloating, dreamlike experience, but can be all too frustrating for anyone that prefers their movies to have plot or sense or direction. […]
The Secret Life of Pets is a new film from Illumination Entertainment, the company who brought you the Despicable Me films and Minions, that is a non-stop ball of energy from beginning to end. The theme of the trailer shows how pets play when the owners go away, but the film itself tells the story […]
Shark Lake is just as hilariously awful as you would imagine a movie that proudly features DOLPH VS. SHARK as its tagline. When Clint Gray (Dolph Lundgren) is sent to prison for black market animal trafficking, his daughter left in the care of police officer Meredith Hernandez (Sara Lane). Five years later, Clint is out […]
The Ghosbusters reboot, written and directed by Paul Feig (Spy, Bridesmaids) has its fair share of problems, but at its core, it successfully captures the spirit, energy and imaginative flare of the 1984 original. Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) seeks out her old friend Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), who has been investigating the paranormal alongside nuclear […]
River, the feature film debut of director Jamie M.Dagg, is a chase movie with a solid lead performance that starts off very promisingly but fails to maintain any sense of tension throughout. John Lake (Rossif Sutherland) is an American volunteer doctor in Laos who intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman, only to […]
