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 […]
The Star Trek franchise is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. It has become a sci-fi juggernaut, spanning six TV series with the seventh in production, 13 movies have been made, featuring the Original, Next Generation and Reboot casts and has spun-off into novels, comics and video games. It has a large mythology that spans […]
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 […]
