Black Panther (2018) Review

Black Panther (2018) Review

You’ll bless he who reigns down in Africa On the eve of the Infinity War, it’s a demonstration of Marvel’s confidence and courage that they’re prepared to step out of their main narrative to bring us this sumptuous, dazzling and vibrant action adventure movie that has a lot to say not just about the world ..

The Shape Of Water (2018) Review

The Shape Of Water (2018) Review

This review is merely a drop in the ocean of praise The Shape Of Water deserves Guillermo Del Toro brings his trademark dark fairytale aesthetic to bear on this dreamy, beautifully realised tale. “The Shape Of Water”: a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme: beauty and the moist. Elisa (Sally ..

Status Update (2018) Review

Status Update (2018) Review

Don’t leave Status Report on read There’s not exactly a long and distinguished history of films based on mobile apps, but that didn’t dissuade the makers of “Status Update” from stepping into the cultural crater left by “The Emoji Movie” and having another try. When his parents separate and he has to move three thousand ..

Fifty Shades Freed (2018) Review

Fifty Shades Freed (2018) Review

Fifty Shades Freed brings you the lifestyles of the rich and the lamest You like it rough? Then this is the movie for you. The acting’s pretty rough, for a start, and the script’s sadistically punishing too. With the everyday, relatable trials and tribulations of courtship such as romantic misunderstandings, contractual disputes over sexual small ..

Brakes (2017) Review

Brakes (2017) Review

Brakes takes a quirky look at conscious (and subconscious) uncoupling. Endings are funny things, only coming into real focus in hindsight. Do you ever really know you’re living through the ending of something while it’s happening, or is it only in retrospect that endings reveal themselves? And if you knew how things would end, would ..

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) Review

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) Review

The Maze Runner trilogy struggles to avoid being corny as it comes to a close Starting with a train heist which plays out like Fox sinking all their money into a live-action remake of “Toy Story 3”, by way of “Fast & Furious 5”, “The Death Cure”, the third and final instalment of “The Maze ..