Spielberg’s latest effort (seems an undeserving word to describe a film by such a masterful director) is a terrific Cold War drama that rests on the reliable shoulders of frequent collaborator, Tom Hanks. This espionage thriller details the true story of how lawyer James Donovan (Hanks) is recruited by the CIA to negotiate the swap…
The finale of the most popular current Young Adult series goes out with more of a fizzle than a bang. Whilst this is more enjoyable than Part 1, it never feels like the satisfying climax of a three-film build up. The scale of what is seemingly at stake may repeatedly come across in the…
Genius. The word has been used to describe both Steve Jobs and Steve Jobs, and rightfully so. Danny Boyle’s electric yet restrained direction melds perfectly with Aaron Sorkin’s ambitious and brilliant three-act script to create an enthralling journey through the life and mind of Steve Jobs. Sorkin’s script is phenomenal, it manages to fully place…
After the phenomenal success of Skyfall, SPECTRE has had a lot to live up to, and hasn’t shied away from the challenge. The film oozes confidence and doesn’t use its huge budget excessively, the exotic locations and gadgets all, arguably, integral to the plot, and bases its final showdown back in the UK- a successful…
Suffragette is an important film, and deserves to be. The historically important events that it shows are of the utmost importance but sadly have faded in people’s minds over the years. This film will instil in you the great significance and heroism of these women, and will evoke your well-earned gratitude. It is astonishing that…
Denis Villeneuve is an extraordinary director, just look at his body of work, and this film is no exception. Sicario is a brilliant thriller based around the US government’s operations to take down Mexican drug cartels that will keep your eyes fixed on the screen. As the film is told from the perspective of Emily…
To take something over 400 years old and be able to create a fresh, exciting new adaptation of it is something of a feat. The source material for this film is obviously extremely strong, but Justin Kurzel elevates it into a cinematic epic on a grand scale. The age-old story of Macbeth’s quest to fulfill…
Sir Ridley Scott has faced a bit of a lull in his career over the past decade with most of his films not being huge critical or commercial successes, but when you’re the director such classics as Blade Runner, Alien and Gladiator (to name a few), you are sure to bounce back, and that’s just…
Adapting a true story, especially one containing such tragedy, to film can often be difficult, placing restrictions on the narrative and the approach as the filmmakers try to be as respectful as they can in recounting real-life events. This is especially true in Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Everest’, a film whose greatest downfall is arguably a result…
To tell you whether a film about a terminally ill character is happy or sad is seemingly to spoil the ending. This film, however, earns both tears and laughs in a perfect balancing act between the funny and the serious, that both emotions will occur even prior to the film’s conclusion. Visually and narratively speaking,…
