Reviews

"This shtick was cute for a while, but now it’s getting stale,” complains Mike (Adam DeVine) and Dave’s (Zac Efron) mum as she laments the brothers’ wild behaviour. It's hard not to agree. After a...

With Suicide Squad currently disappointing audiences worldwide, there is an unspoken desperation for something invigorating that will shake us from this summer's ho-hum selection. A film that earns our...

The problems of adapting The Little Prince for the screen are twofold. Not only is it one of the most beloved stories in all of literature, it’s not even really a story - it’s more a series of vignettes...

The extent to which Diane immediately trusts Alexandre, the stranger who finds her lost phone and promptly whisks her on extravagant dates in planes and down dark alleys, is baffling, but Virginie Efira and...

Sir Michael Gifford is not a pleasant man. An aging actor quick to quote Shakespeare and shaken by his failing health, he is nonetheless a cantankerous, foul-mouthed, pompous ass – Brian Cox is perfect as...

Despite being a Cannes favourite, Naomi Kawase is a marginal director both domestically and internationally. Sweet Bean shows why this needs to change. Her talent is most evident when the elderly Tokue (Kirin...

It’s tough to follow a masterpiece, but it can be tougher to follow a failure. While the new Ultimate Edition has made some headway into redeeming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, all eyes are on Suicide...

After finding success with his adaptation of Hardy’s Far From the Maddening Crowd, Thomas Vinterberg returns to his native language for a dramatic study into both isolation and community in which the...

Dory may have been the real star of 2003’s Finding Nemo, but the announcement of her own film brought a certain amount of sequel scepticism. Thankfully, the blue tang with the memory of a goldfish earns...

Matt Damon is Bourne again. From the swell of the understated music that's underpinned the series to date, we know that we are firmly in Jason's world. However, it is a more chaotic, even murkier world than...

What kind of person does it take to kill yourself and leave your loved ones behind? What kind of person must you be to take countless others with you – enemies or innocent civilians? These are the...

It's hard to think of a more faithful recent adaptation than Spielberg's The BFG. Certainly among blockbusters, it is absolutely the work of a filmmaker caught under the spell of a much-loved novel. The...

So much of the nasty stuff in the news lately can be laid at the feet of toxic masculinity. From the collective hissy-fit of Ghostbros to a couple of domestic abusers in Orlando and Nice, masculine culture...

Deep upon the rugged planet of Altamid, Commander Spock and Lieutenant Commander McCoy ruminate the consequences of thanatophobia. “The fear of death is illogical,” concludes Spock, but McCoy is quick to...

The comedic talents of Key and Peele need no verification. After five years consistently delivering hilarious and timely comedic sketches on their show on Comedy Central, it's clear to anyone with an...