The Predator (2018)
Shane Black’s sequel to Predator feels like it’s been made within a few years of its predecessor, not over three decades later.
Gothic Castles and Corrupted Faith: The Nun Expands the Conjuring Universe
While I’m not going to argue that The Nun is a good film, I do think that’s its more interesting than its detractors give it credit for.
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
Hearts Beat Loud, a colourful indie pop film, finds it most joyous moments in its father and daughter jamming together.
The Other Side of Hope (2017)
What turned me around on The Other Side of Hopewas how it married black comedy conventions with an empathetic, humanistic approach.
State of the Action: Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The Spy Who Dumped Me and Action Cinema in 2018
In 2018, action is as strong as ever. But the boundaries of the genre have been redefined in the wake of the superhero genre’s dominance over the box office.
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
In The Equalizer 2, Denzel Washington plays a moralising, monkish superhero.
I Am Not a Witch (2017)
Rungano Nyoni’s first feature, I Am Not a Witch, is one hell of a début.
Mom and Dad (2017)
Half the time you feel like you’re watching a masterfully crafted bit of art-action; the other half it’s a shambolic mess barely held together by spit, sticky tape … and the sheer force of will of Nicolas Cage at his most unhinged.
Solo: The First Ordinary Star Wars Movie
Solo is the first Star Wars film – sorry, Star Wars Story – to feel ordinary.
Unsane (2018)
Is Sawyer a sane if damaged individual exploited by a system designed to suck insurance dollars out of her? Or is everything we’re seeing a delusion concocted by an unwell mind?
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