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The Christmas Chronicles

Perfect Christmas movie that sails close to the wind of parody without getting swept away.

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26th Dec 2020

Back to the Future

Genre defining 80s classic that still hits all the right notes.

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13th Dec 2020

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Stiff, poorly paced innovative film that hasn’t aged well.

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11th Oct 2020

Glass

Over explained threequel, that undermines a low key original.

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18th Sep 2020

Ad Astra

Incredibly stylish and wannabe cerebral sci-fi, that’s ultimately a little thin.

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19th Jul 2020

First Man

Underwhelming space drama that’s a bit too intimate and not very epic.

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5th Jul 2020

Mapplethorpe

Cookie cutter biography that could literally have been written from his Wikipedia page.

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7th Mar 2020

Phantom Thread

Considered character study that strays into pretentiousness here and there.

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25th Jan 2020

Frozen 2

Surprisingly strong sequel that gets going after a convoluted start.

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24th Nov 2019

Breath

Decent Aussie surf drama, that nostalgically investigates the soul of surfing before losing its way a little.

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14th Aug 2019

Missing Link

Solid stop-motion animation that’s light on plot, but high on charm.

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12th Apr 2019

Sicario 2

Soldaro

Surprisingly stylish sequel that drops the ball in classic straight-to-VHS style halfway through.

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6th Apr 2019

The Dirt

Fun biopic that runs out of steam about when the band did.

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25th Mar 2019

Bird Box

High concept sci-fi that stretches its concept a little thin.

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19th Mar 2019

Darkest Hour

Surprisingly underwhelming biopic that doesn’t find its feet until 20m from the end.

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24th Nov 2018

Modern Life is Rubbish

Continually clichéd rock romance that never breaks into originality.

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13th Oct 2018

England is Mine

Dry Morrissey biopic that gets arty by avoiding using any Smiths songs.

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7th Oct 2018

Hostiles

Mumblingly wordy western that’s big on self-importance and low on drama and tension.

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25th Sep 2018

The Boy Downstairs

Like a long episode of Girls that’s all about one of the more boring characters.

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16th Sep 2018

Death Wish

70s pot boiler that lazily meanders through a series of mediocre set pieces.

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23rd Jul 2018

Solo

A Star Wars Story

Reasonable, forgettable addition. Overfilling that mysterious back story.

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1st Jun 2018

21 Years

Richard Linklater

Career retrospective doc that keeps it fun and doesn’t outstay it’s welcome.

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11th Mar 2018

Get Out

Intense, eerie thriller that’s surprisingly straightforward and a little old-fashioned.

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30th Jan 2018

The Ones Below

Clunky Brit thriller that telegraphs every one of its sub-Hitchcockian twists, despite the decent premise.

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3rd Jan 2018

La La Land

Disappointingly slight award winner, that doesn’t find its stride until 10 minutes from the end.

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27th Dec 2017

Bright

Left-field genre mash-up that pitches itself just right. Solid action, good humour. Thoroughly enjoyable.

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25th Dec 2017

Star Wars

The Last Jedi

Shambolic sequel that squanders the promising set up from JJ, plus 40 years of anticipation.

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21st Dec 2017

The Girl on the Train

Bland, predictable potboiler that could have been written, directed and acted by a computer.

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18th Nov 2017

T2 Trainspotting

Belated sequel that remixes the original with some success, but the nostalgia runs a little thin.

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15th Oct 2017

The Accountant

A Beautiful Mind meets the A-Team. Convoluted actioner that doesn’t transcend its premise.

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11th Oct 2017

The Lobster

Clever, quirky, black comedy parable that runs out of steam.

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23rd Aug 2017

Jack Reacher

Never Go Back

Serviceable action sequel that ticks a lot of boxes without thinking outside of any.

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27th Jun 2017

War Machine

Catastrophically miscast black comedy that fails at every turn. Big let down from star and director.

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11th Jun 2017

Absolutely Fabulous

Effortless retread of a show that survived well past it's sell-by date.

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29th May 2017

Suicide Squad

Codswallop that's as indecipherable as every other recent DC movie. Terrible script, hammy acting.

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22nd May 2017

Jason Bourne

Tired, pointless rehash of a franchise that long ran out of steam.

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6th May 2017

Gimme Danger

Stooges doc that is interesting by default, but dull given that Jim Jarmusch is behind the camera.

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28th Apr 2017

Garden State

Dated indie classic that uses music to create pseudo-sentimental highs of little real substance.

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18th Mar 2017

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

Confident indie comedy-thriller that pitches itself perfectly.

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4th Mar 2017

Money Monster

Tenuous financial hostage thriller, that doesn't add up to the sum of its parts.

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11th Feb 2017

Green Room

Disappointing punk rock horror thriller, that doesn't make the best of its left field set up.

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9th Feb 2017