With its distinctive aesthetic style, The Witch: A New England Folktale is one of the more striking looking horror films of recent times. A patchy script, however, may leave eager horror fans dissatisfied. The story sees a family of 17th century pilgrims in New England banished to the wilderness when their overly pious father William (Ralph Ineson) angers the local
Read moreDisney’s Zootopia is one of the best animated films of recent years. Other recent films in this genre have contained sparkling photo-realistic animation, a few clever gags and some endearing characters but Zootopia has all these qualities combined with a clever film noir-like detective plot and a variety of thoughtful and positive messages. Zootopia is set in an imaginary world
Read moreAlthough it boasts the novelty of having been shot in one continuous take, low-budget German movie Victoria thankfully manages to be a complete film rather than an indulgent experiment. With its unusual ebb and flow of tension and manic action, Victoria intrigues, unnerves and excites in equal measure. The title character (Laia Costa) is a young Spanish woman who lives
Read moreThe question has plagued the internet for months, is 10 Cloverfield Lane a sequel to JJ Abrams’ breakthrough 2008 movie Cloverfield? With a marketing campaign offering tantalising snippets of footage, the film has already had movie fans salivating with expectation. This film is a minefield of spoilers so to reveal too much about the plot would be unfair. This does,
Read moreAerial skiing is one of those sports where many watch with their heart in their mouth expecting the competitor to land in a horrible mangled heap. As the film The Will To Fly reveals, these fears are justified as hideous accidents happen all too frequently. The film documents the career of Australian aerial skiing champion Lydia Lassila as she battles
Read moreGrimsby continues the saddening downward spiral in quality for Sacha Baron Cohen’s films. Borat, although largely regurgitated from the segments on Ali G, was often hilarious, Bruno was intermittently funny, The Dictator was disappointing but had a few comical moments whereas Grimsby is depressingly simple-minded and predictable. The film ostensibly parodies both spy films and English soccer yob culture but
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