Sicario – Review

As the lights dim and the journey begins the BBFC certificate warns that Sicario contains “images of dead bodies”. And they’re not lying. The opening scene sets the grisly tone for Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller with a precise execution, as an FBI Kidnap Response Team storm an Arizona bungalow and makes a chilling discovery. Leading…

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A Walk In The Woods Review

Following the success of Wild, Reese Witherspoon’s introspective expedition along the Pacific Crest Trail, there was an excitement surrounding the long-awaited release of A Walk In The Woods. Producer and star Robert Redford has been working for a decade to bring Bill Bryson’s 1998 memoir to the screen, finally attaching co-star Nick Nolte and director…

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Review

If you’re a fan of entertaining espionage and exciting escapades, it’s been a banner year; 2015 has already seen the carefree fun of Mission:Impossible, the risqué rampage of Kingsman, and the playful parody of Spy. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. borrows a little from each of these categories, aiming to create a 60’s-infused action movie that…

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Fantastic Four – Review

Forget terrible Rotten Tomatoes scores and damning editorial pieces, nothing is quite as worrying as going to see a movie and having the cinema staff beg you not to buy a ticket. When “hello mate, one for Fantastic Four” is met with a desperate plea of “please sir, I cannot in good faith recommend that…

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