Captain America: Civil War (3D) ****
The smartest Avengers film to date and serves as a well-made introduction to the Marvel characters for any newbies. New cast members and old-timers do not disappoint, even with a lot of personalities at stake.
Category: Fantasy
The Huntsman: Winter’s War (3D) **
Has potential but follows the wrong lead story. It needed to be strong to justify it being made. It does feel lacking though, without its key character Snow White, even though Frozen fans can get to fantasise about a live-action Elsa.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ***
There is a distinct lack of emotion from the main characters that leaves Dawn of Justice plain numbing. If it wasn’t for some of the supporting cast, it would be a CG swirl of colour and noise.
Deadpool ****
As they say, there’s a fine line between good and evil, with ballsy character Deadpool dancing back and forth over it with utter contemptible glee.
LFF 2015: Goosebumps **
Gives you the pips with some chilling moments as all your childhood fears emerge. It also gives you the willies at how zany the pace is and how much it squanders a perfectly brilliant imaginative set-up.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron (3D) ***
The world of the Avengers just got darker, more complicated and more extended in a sequel that although contains many of the key ingredients of its predecessor fails to rise to its exhilarating and entertaining heights. The problem with The Avengers: Age of Ultron lies in its convoluted plot and writer-director Joss Whedon trying to …
John Wick ****
What do you get when you cross Keanu Reeves and two ex-stuntmen-turned-directors? The answer is one hell of an action movie with a star that may well be 50 years old, but shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. John Wick has rebooted Reeves in action-man mode, and possibly given him another franchise to sink …
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water 3D ****
Trying to explain why a talking yellow sponge is a hilarious concept to the uninitiated is quite impossible (speaking from experience here). That’s why it’s best to just expose them to the insanity that is Spongebob SquarePants and let the chips fall. It’s not to everyone’s taste – and certainly implies the makers are on …
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LFF 2014: The Duke Of Burgundy ****
— As with its central theme of submission, The Duke of Burgundy from British writer-director Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio) demands just that of you to persevere with his exquisitely crafted homage to 60s/70s Euro soft porn that is rather curious to say the least. On a ‘normal’ level, this film looks at relationship role …