As summer rolls in, so do the films designed to keep kids occupied for a couple of hours outside of the heat, they are often hit or miss, but some are just middling. The Secret Life of Pets has a fun premise which lends itself to some brilliant gags and ideas about what our pets…

This year seems to be full of belated sequels, or ones that nobody really asked for; a lot have landed as sad disappointments, the occasional ones have been welcomed warmly, Independence Day: Resurgence, falls somewhere in between. The film takes place exactly 20 years after the original (of course on the 4th of July), and…

James Wan has become somewhat the master of modern horror, and The Conjuring 2 shows his reign isn’t coming to an end any time soon. The film picks up with paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) but this time detailing their work on the Enfield Haunting case. This was a…

It feels as though its been a while since the last true romcom hit the screens, so Me Before You will likely be a draw for all those missing that cosy genre. Thea Sharrock’s adaptation of Jojo Moyes’ bestseller settles comfortably in the weepy romcom genre that carries the lovable British charm, but is more…

Shane Black’s latest offering is a slick and sharp neo-noir comedy-action that is a welcome breath of fresh air into multiplexes. It has all the makings of a cult film and brilliantly mixes genres together to create an excellent cinematic cocktail. The film follows Ryan Gosling’s private eye, Holland March, who partners up with Jackson…

Money Monster has all the promisings of a high-standard thriller, or good-quality popcorn fair: two of the world’s biggest movie stars as leads, a movie star behind the camera, and a premise based upon the feelings in the global zeitgeist. Unfortunately, however, the film doesn’t quite deliver across its bases. Money Monster centres around a…

The first Bad Neighbours was a smash hit in 2014, so it’s easy to see why this film has stuck, primarily, to the same plot premise. The switch of genders, as well as the change of sides of Zac Efron’s Teddy makes this use of the Hangover strategy forgiveable as there is enough to prevent…

This incredibly tense drone drama is a film so current and relevant it demands to be seen. Gavin Hood’s film, set almost entirely in real-time, details essentially every event on every level leading up to a potential drone strike, putting forth a depiction of the vast amount of decision-making and back-and-forth between officials that occurs…