Tagged 2015

From those behind the Horrible Histories hit TV show comes Bill, a fabulous Shakespearean romp set during the playwright’s ‘lost years’ between Stratford (where he’s a failed lute player) and his...

At the surface, one might expect Containment to be a paint-by-numbers thriller, sticking seven people on one set, winding them up and letting them go; but there's enough finesse in this little indie film to...

While The Visit doesn't completely see a return to form for Shyamalan, it's certainly a welcome step in the right direction. The Visit cleverly hybridises generic and formal expectations, relying on the...

It's difficult to pinpoint exactly the moment in which Tom Hardy transitioned from the dependable, somewhat memorable supporting actor of Band of Brothers, Black Hawk Down and various Brit-crime films to...

No Escape takes two people out of their comfort zone and waits to see if they survive. Bell and Wilson, known almost exclusively for comedies, face a distinctly unfunny situation in Southeast Asia and, perhaps...

In 1988, NWA's 'Fuck tha Police' exploded out of Californian boomboxes as not only a statement to ignite a stagnant music scene but a war cry against statewide police brutality and racial profiling. It goes...

WAYF director Max Joseph has made a name for himself in recent years as co-host of MTV's Catfish series - a show that distilled 2010's doc namesake for a pop audience. For someone contributing to the rise...

During Barely Lethal, our kooky-but-klutzy-but-super-trained spytagonist settles down to scout an environment that’d test any agent: high school, via Mean Girls. Anyone who fancies a teen movie with bite...

Despite his Best Actor win at the Berlin Film Festival, Courtenay’s performance is the weak link in 45 Years. Many of his lines feel over-rehearsed, though fittingly he’s more animated when reminiscing...

This latest effort to adapt the hit video game franchise for the big screen bears more than a passing resemblance, bizarrely, to Mad Max: Fury Road; in that they're both about men of few words who assist a...

Brash, dumb, and cheerfully puerile, the Bad Education gang follow in the Inbetweeners' footsteps in uprooting from their familiar surroundings for the big screen. This move largely pays off, offering...

Way back when, Good People would likely be hitting a supermarket’s DVD bin with a big fat “4.99!” sticker slapped on the case. Now it’ll shuffle onto Netflix under “Crime Films”, 1.5 red stars...

Though the events documented in The Price of Peace happened seven years ago, the story resonates with current Western discourse concerning government surveillance. Offering a much-needed portrait of Māori...

In 1983 Chevy Chase took viewers for a trans-American joyride in a beat up station wagon, birthing the road-com genre with a turn which Will Ferrell has been taking cues from his entire career. Cut to 2015...

“We came here to do a job.” Uh oh. Storm on the way and 650 feet under; what could go wrong? Surely not everything? Sweaty faces and furrowed brows ensue. Time’s only indicator the dwindling oxygen...