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They Live by Night belongs to the tradition of films about outlaw lovers on the run. Like many of Ray’s main characters, normal life eludes them.
While full of plot holes and shakes characters, What Happened to Monday is still a weird, yet perfect movie for a night in.
Taking direct inspiration from the Coen brothers’ films, Noah Hawley’s Fargo is an exemplary summation of their absurdist philosophy.
Good Time is a fast-paced, oscillation of raw emotion and manic suspense that plays directly to Pattinson’s continually emerging thespian strengths.
Straight Outta Compton brilliantly displays the legendary gangster rap group N.W.A., and masterfully captures their world.
John Waters’ 1974 camp comedy pushed audiences out of their comfort zones, via a raucous celebration of queerness at its most unconventional.
Basically, Despicable Me 3 is a lackluster reworking of what worked in the previous films, with more jokes and less heart.
This insightful, genre bending thriller shouldn’t slip under the radar- it should transform Victor Almanzar to an in-demand screen presence.
The excellent performances by Weisz and Claflin sadly don’t make up for the fact My Cousin Rachel is boring to the point of tedium.
Baby Driver is a joyous summer film, an indelible sugar rush that is further proof that Edgar Wright is the true saviour of popcorn cinema.
Rough Night starts weak- but with a decent amount of laughs and a deconstruction of gender tropes, it soon becomes a breath of fresh air.
Told in reverse order, Shimmer Lake is a fresh take on a murder mystery, and also sports some fine performances from usually comedic actors.
Though with a fine, understated performance by Marilyn Manson, Let Me Make You a Martyr is too unrelentingly dark and dull to recommend.
While The Wizard of Lies is overly long and brings nothing new to Bernie Madoff’s story, Robert De Niro’s performance more than makes up for it.
Pickpocket (1959) is an intricately staged, intimate character study from Robert Bresson – solidifying itself as one of his greatest works.