Masters Of The Universe loosely remakes the very dicey 1987 Dolph Lundgren film as a Thor Ragnarok-style pisstaking action/ fantasy/ comedy. Within the scope of its juvenile ambition this film works occasionally but not often enough. Masters follows the adventures of Adam Glenn (Nicholas Galitzine) aka He-Man a refugee from the planet Eternia which has been taken over by the
Read moreThis year we’ve seen two iconic American directors create films completely unlike anything else in their back catalogue. We had Jim Jarmusch’s subtle but insightfully human Mother, Father, Sister, Brother which thankfully avoided any of his characteristic attempts at ironic cool and now we have Steven Soderbergh’s very British The Christopher’s which is about as far as we could get
Read moreDon’t be put off by the title, Hokum is a superbly creepy, atmospheric and inventive supernatural horror film that, without being too derivative, evokes classics such as The Shining. While this film employs familiar haunted house or in this case haunted hotel tropes, its writer director Damian McCarthy plays with these to craft a skin crawling experience that impressively promotes
Read moreThe Sheep Detectives is a very sweet, charming, family friendly mix of whodunit and anthropomorphised (CGI) animal comedy. Evoking Babe, Knives Out and Toy Story it would be hard for this film to go wrong and it doesn’t. Set in an idealised version of the English countryside in the village of Denbrook, the film stars Hugh Jackman as benevolent sheep
Read moreThe intense, atmospheric and darkly comic psychological/ supernatural thriller Obsession falls into the ‘careful what you wish for’ film subgenre. Like a much more sinister and violent Twilight Zone episode, the film sees lovelorn Bear (Michael Johnston) desperate for romance with his work colleague Nikki (Inde Navarrette). While at a shop selling crystals and other faith healing knicknacks, Bear, on
Read moreHypnotic, atmospheric, inventive, visually striking and at times gut wrenching, Spanish/ French co-produced psychological drama Sirat should prove one of the year’s most memorable films. Sirat, sees despondent middle aged dad Luis (Sergi Lopez) and his young son Estaban (Bruno Núñez Arjona) in the unusual environment of a desert rave party in Morocco where Louis hopes to find his estranged
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