Review: Straight Outta Compton
History is written by victorious billionaire rappers.
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A Farewell to Star-Ratings
There are zero stars left to give.
Review: The End of the Tour
Two people sharing sublime moments of uncool.
Review – The Wolfpack
The minutia of what builds a personality in an extreme situation.
Review – Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation
A dog-eared, virile action film that’s lucky to have Rebecca Ferguson as a saving grace.
Review – Jurassic World
The satirical, monstrous edge, far outweighs the surface stupidity.
Review – Mad Max Fury Road
The reason why movies were invented.
Review – Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Nihilistic but wonderful.
Review – Infini
A tense little sci-fi mystery with plenty to muse on
Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron
An entertaining compromise.
Review – ’71
Takes the simple ‘behind enemy lines’ concept and turns it into something that resonates strongly within the historical context of the political instability of The Troubles.
Review – Chappie
Here comes the elevator pitch for Chappie; it’s Three Men and a Baby meets Short Circuit via Robocop minus the satire. Bonkers, right?
Review – Selma
An astonishing story, told with grace, and I bow down to Queen DuVernay
Review – Foxcatcher
A conduit to examine the hubris of America, and the fallout of never living up to the potential of a greatness that may have never existed
Review – American Sniper
Bleeds red, white and blue in the worst ways