2014

I worked through my fair share of Lego sets when I was younger. I’d open it up, follow the instructions to make the vehicle (always vehicles), and then very quickly take it apart again. Why? […]

My first Wes Anderson film! Seems I picked a corker. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a quirky and whimsical tale with surprising amounts of melancholy, punching and profanity. Fiennes’ Gustave is a truly memorable character, […]

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. […]

Mockingjay Part 1 owes its predecessors a lot. The ground work laid down by the previous two films allows this one to move on from the trappings of the games. In doing so it’s the […]

Though it lacks any real bite, Universal’s needless rewriting of the Dracula mythos is nonetheless a perfectly OK distraction for ninety minutes. Evans makes for a convincingly troubled hero, all furrowed brow and quietly commanding […]

Did I need my hard stare or my emergency sandwiches to get through Paddingon? No! This film is just delightful. From the old recording detailing the discovery of talking bears to the final confrontation, Paddington […]