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  ***THIS REVIEW CONTAINS CANINE SPOILERS***   As soon as it was announced there was going to be a sequel to Keanu’s killer surprise 2014 hitman hit John Wick, there was only one question that...

Based on the novel released in 2011 by Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children tells the story of Jake, a teenager that just doesn’t fit in. Early on in the film Jake’s grandfather,...

WARNING: MULTIPLE SPOILERS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE By Heidi Wilkins The latest Bond film, Spectre is filled with trademark humorous quips that provide momentary comic relief from the fighting, car...

By Chris Kenworthy Spectre - even saying the name brings a chill to the spine, makes a few hairs stand on end on the back of your neck. The film is cleverly built, from start to finish, around the story and...

By Ben Winkley Kids. Awful things. Who needs 'em? If they're not filling up the bus with their noise their parents are flooding your facebook with their oh-so-endearing antics. Kids in films? Even worse....

By Anton Bitel The second Golden Age of Horror was born premature. For though associated with the 1970s, it began in 1968, with the arrival of two films that would forever change the genre landscape: George...

By Liam Freeman And here we go again – yet another British film that revolves around heists and gangs. Just that simple sentence is often enough to stir up very mixed opinions, meaning that many films...

By Liam Freeman OK, I’ll admit it - when it comes to a documentary, the problem that I find is that they struggle to hold my attention for any lengthy period of time. That all changed though with The...

By Andreas Charalambous Following the sudden and mysterious closure of a parapsychological research centre in the mid-70s, the premise of The Atticus Institute is an investigation into the previously...

By Liam Freeman Wallowing in the seedy underbelly of the police force, Badge Of Honor focuses on two narcotics detectives who wrongfully shoot an unarmed kid in a brutal drugs raid, triggering an intense...

By Tom Powter It’s astounding how little I know. Despite having a self-professed knowledge of the gaming industry as it stands today, it was criminal of me to think I knew anything about the past....

By Liam Freeman Originally hitting cinemas back in 1991, Toy Soldiers is finally making its way to Blu-Ray and DVD and I have to say it’s one of those films that deserve to be brought back to the...

By Liam Freeman Confusion, awkward acting and Nicolas Cage all add up to nothing much in Left Behind, a film which will leave you wondering “what in the world did I just watch?” Released in some...

By Ben Winkley In 1960, as the chill of the Cold War was beginning to be felt from Saigon to Stuttgart, the final details of the Second World War were still being worked out in South America. Wakolda, an...

By Nick Brand A film to watch as entertainment, rather than anything more cerebral, Exodus presents a convincing recreation of what life was possibly like at the time of Moses, for both Egyptians and...

By Ben Winkley This is what all the fuss was about. Unbroken -- a by-the-numbers war film -- is the project Angelina Jolie sacked off Cleopatra for, a move that so vexed the good people at Sony. And...

By Liam Freeman The epic conclusion of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy is finally here, and thankfully The Battle of The Five Armies does not leave us unimpressed. The dwarves of Erebor including Thorin...

By Alex MacLellan The goal for most artists from Britain these days seems to be if they can break America. Andrew Goddard’s version of Dylan Thomas seems to take that challenge literally. Set Fire to...

By Nick Willoughby Redline is a feast for the eyes, and its neon-drenched universe a marvel. Takeshi Koike’s film of 2009 is one of those rare anime beasts from Japan that deserves mainstream...

By Will Thompson Ryan Little’s third instalment in his Saints and Soldiers film series is much like the two previous – full of heart and soul, but its lack of budget ultimately telling when it comes to...

You’re not human if you have never fantasised about winning the lottery. Suddenly your life gets flipped upside down, you can quit your job, buy yourself a Lamborghini and a holiday home in the Maldives (or,...