My Days of Mercy – Review Rachel Brook March 21, 2018 Reviews This review was originally published as part of our BFI Flare coverage on 21/03/2018. Ellen Page fans can breathe a (moderate) sigh of relief. My Days of Mercy, her second high-profile LGBT film, doesn’t...
Morgan – Review Calum Baker September 4, 2016 Reviews Having manufactured “Morgan” in a lab and witnessed her sudden tantrums, the scientists here are surprisingly un-self-aware. As Michelle Yeoh seriously intones: “For every decision we make, there are...
By The Book: The Martian Rachel Brook October 6, 2015 Analysis, By The Book, Features Welcome to By The Book, where we compare books with their cinematic adaptations. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these unholy...
The Martian – Review Phil W. Bayles September 30, 2015 Reviews As with Andy Weir’s novel, the reason that The Martian works so brilliantly as a film is that it’s a one-man show that’s much bigger than just one person. Matt Damon shines as the lovechild of Neil...
Is Fantastic Four Already the Worst Superhero Movie of All Time? Calum Baker August 8, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion All statistics correct at time of writing. We were all a little worried for Josh Trank's embattled vision for Reed Richards, Ben Grimm and the Storm siblings, but nothing prepared us for this: already,...
Fantastic Four – Review Cameron Ward August 7, 2015 Reviews Fantastic Four holds restraint, care and pride in the hands of its new-found origin story, but that seems to be all it cares about. As the story develops, real effort and exposition runs its course,...
Transcendence – Review Christopher Preston April 21, 2014 Reviews Which is worse: a bad film or a disappointing one? Transcendence manages to be both at the same time. Wally Pfister’s directorial debut is a fractured crazy pavement, cementing together thick slabs of...
