Reviews

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How to Train Your Dragon 2

When offered the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON sequel, writer/director Dean DeBlois agreed upon one condition: That he be able to turn it into a trilogy.  ...

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Edge of Tomorrow Review

An officer finds himself caught in a time loop in a war with an alien race. His skills increase as he faces the same brutal combat scenarios, and his ...

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A Million Ways to Die in the West Review

With the success of Family Guy and 2012’s Ted, it was inevitable that Hollywood would let Seth McFarlane not only create but to anchor another movie. ...

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Maleficent Review

The hype around Maleficent prior to its release has been massive, with the added excitement of having Angelina on board. So of course the question eve...

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X-Men: Days of Future Past Review

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants. Ba...

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Godzilla Review

The world’s most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our ver...

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Bad Neighbours Review

If you read the synopsis of Bad Neighbours, you might think it’s an absurd idea to even attempt to turn it into a film, let alone a good one.  But tha...

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Chef Review

A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged fam...

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The Other Woman

After film studios have come to their senses and realised they are financially successful, we have finally seen a surge of female driven comedies.  Th...

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Le Week-End

Nick (Broadbent) and Meg (Duncan) are a couple from Birmingham in their late middle age. They are spending the weekend in Paris to celebrate their thi...

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review

Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends up a slew of supervillains against him, impacting on his life. Spiderman returns...

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Half of a Yellow Sun

HALF OF A YELLOW SUN is based on the 2006 novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The story follows four lives as the Nigerian Civil War de...

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Divergent Review

Prior to seeing this movie I found it hard to ignore many other critics blasting the film.  People also kept comparing it to The Hunger Games, cutting...

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Muppets Most Wanted Review

The Muppets are together again (again) in their latest cinematic outing: THE MUPPETS MOST WANTED. While I’ve never laid eyes on an episode of The Mupp...

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The Grand Budapest Hotel Review

Wes Anderson’s last feature, MOONRISE KINGDOM, was one of my favourite films of 2012. So how does his latest offering, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, hold ...

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The Raid 2: Berandal Review

In 2011 Welsh director Gareth Evans made his second feature THE RAID: REDEMPTION. It was an Indonesian action film that was a hit at home and well-rec...

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The Lego Movie Review

Talk about adaptable! LEGO is like the McDonalds of the toy industry; it knows how to stay in business. Over 80+ years, LEGO has evolved from wooden t...

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Noah Review

A man is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission of rescue before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world. Following the success of the Wrestle...

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier Review

Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier...

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Hannah Arendt

In 1961, Hannah Arendt, the German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist is asked by The New Yorker to cover the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Dur...