100 Word Review

The AI in Ex Machina isn’t some sort of Skynet monster that deems us unnecessary; but we might be getting in the way of its hopes and dreams. A three-hander needs its cast to step […]

When it’s ripping people’s faces off I was both engrossed and grossed out by Wolfcop. But even in its short run time I found it dull and sagging when it tried to provide an actual […]

In the glowingly received original Bryan Mills carved a swathe of destruction through the Eastern European henchmen population. Unsurprisingly their relatives want revenge! This film is not the train wreck I was led to believe, […]

Borrowing the simple plot ideas, snyth soundtrack and general ambience of many a horror film, The Guest is a fantastic slice of retro handled by a team who have the skill to do it justice. […]

Lord and Miller continue their hot streak of pleasingly off the wall and entertaining films. But no amount of self-awareness can fix the issues created by a second act in need of tightening up. Hill’s […]

Sabotage contains Schwarzenegger’s best performance since he said “I’m back” to acting.Unfortunately it also contains a painfully obvious ‘mystery’ and an unwarranted amount of brutal violence. I’m a sucker for words like “breaching” and “clear”; […]

In this reboot of the dormant series Chris Pine is well cast as an ex-marine with brains and some brawn. Problem is, it adds nothing to what Bond and Bourne are already giving us. Its […]

A pre Superman Henry Cavill stars in this Bourne lite knock off. Though it did nothing to offend me it didn’t impress either, with a director searching for a style and a cast picking up […]

Under the Skin shares many similarities with a film I enjoyed immensely last year, Only God Forgives.   A talented, attractive star in the main role, lingering shots and sparse dialogue. Yet although it has […]

I’ve seen plenty of Supernatural, so I’ve seen a lot of the impossibly good looking Jensen Ackles. But how would he fare in a feature film? As the only actor I recognised the spotlight was […]