Review: Jack Reacher (2012)
**** Dir: Christopher McQuarrie Duration: 130 mins (US) (2012) Reach(er) for the stars? Tom Cruise stretches diminutive frame to fill the shoes of a modern literary action giant. Does he … Continue reading
Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
**** Dir: Peter Jackson Duration: 159 mins (US) Carry On Camping. The epic 1st part of this new Tolkien trilogy. Seeing as Peter Jackson is ‘doing a Lucas’, is this his Phantom … Continue reading
Review: Sightseers (2012)
**** Dir: Ben Wheatley Dur: 88 mins (UK) ‘If you should go down to the woods today….’ Comedic highs and bludgeoning blows in this rampaging caravanning holiday. The caravanning … Continue reading
Review: Rust and Bone (2012)
**** Dir: Jacques Audiard Duration: 123 mins (2012) (France/Belgium) Spirits set to self-destruct. Audiard turns a spotlight on two flawed individuals in unsentimental love story. Can we ever tame something … Continue reading
Review: Skyfall (2012)
*** Dir: Sam Mendes Duration: 143 mins (2012) (UK/US) Look who’s back. Yearning for a welcome shot of familiarity? Or curious to know if there is any new life in … Continue reading
Review: Spike Island (2012)
*** Dir: Mat Whitecross (2012) Fool’s Gold? Or What The World Is Waiting For? Spike Island revisited as a Stone Roses themed love note frames a coming of age tale … Continue reading
Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
*** Dir: Ben Zeitlin Duration: 93mins (2012) (US) Film preoccupied with death. Salvation. Innocence. Purity. Love and anger. Through the eyes of a 6-year-old. This first feature from director Ben … Continue reading
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