Bayonetta: Bloody Fate DVD review
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate manages to retain the over-the-top nature of the videogame with a lot of action, crazy lines and fun references (yes, we do see her start up a…
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30/11/2014
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night review
“Are you a good boy? Answer me.” These are the first words spoken by the title character known simply as The Girl (Sheila Vand), questioning a young boy. That the…
31/10/2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction review
The tagline for Transformers: Age of Extinction tells us that “The rules have changed.” Yet the formula here remains largely the same, which must mean that the rulebook only has…
18/06/2014
Rigor Mortis review
“Should I get some blood from a black dog too?” Rigor Mortis opens with a haunting rendition of Gwai San Neung (Ghost Bride) while the camera hovers over bloodied characters…
31/10/2013
We’re the Millers review
It’s been a fairly weak year for comedy so far, with Despicable Me 2 and The Heat standing out as two notable successes. However, another to add to the list…
23/08/2013
The Heat review
The Heat is a strange blend. Directed by Paul Feig of Bridesmaids, he takes the formula of those popular 1980s buddy cop movies (incorporating elements from the likes of 48…
29/07/2013
Pacific Rim review
Tonight’s main event, Gipsy Danger vs. Leatherback. With a production budget believed to be close to $200 million, Pacific Rim comes across as an expensive worldwide wrestling event, in 3D…
08/07/2013
Hitchcock review
The surname for a title may suggest a biographic epic, but instead, Hitchcock focuses on the issues that surrounded the director during the production of Psycho. Adapted from Stephen Rebello’s…
06/02/2013
The Raid review
Sometimes you’ll come across an action film with a stunt that’s so unbelievable that it causes you to gasp in amazement. The Raid will cause the same reaction, except it…
07/05/2012
Safe review
As two police officers receive a call to search for a 12-year old Chinese girl, one of them stereotypically says, “They all look alike to me,” after which Jason Statham…
02/05/2012
The Cabin in the Woods review
The Cabin in the Woods is quite a hard film to review. From Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon, it’s the kind of horror film that attempts to show up the…
04/04/2012
The Artist review
“I won’t talk. I won’t say a word.” These are the first words we read from the intertitle card of George Valentin’s film A Russian Affair. We then realise that…
24/12/2011