Edge of Tomorrow turns out to be surprise, after watching the uninspiring trailer, as it rewards and entertains in a surprisingly unexpected way.
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Redemption at the heart of ‘Days of Future Past’
A review on the latest instalment of the X-Men franchise “What a refreshingly good superhero movie.” This was my first thought once the credits started to roll on X-Men: Days of Future Past. Critics who complain about theatres over-saturated with superheroes and comic book adaptations (of which there are plenty) […]
Judging by the Trailers: Summer Edition
We all love summer. It’s the sunshine, the beaches, the ice cream, the flings…right? Or is it the monsters, the mystery, and the action that light up the screen? The summer movie season is upon us with countless trailers, hinting at what’s to come. Here are a few of the […]
‘Heaven is For Real:’ a new kind of Christian film?
Most Christian movies are mocked for eschewing artistic quality in favour of a certain brand of evangelical faith and propriety. While that may be an unfair blanket assumption, more often than not it’s accurate. There have been great Christian filmmakers, such as Tarkovsky, Bresson, and Rohmer, but their films aren’t associated with […]
‘This is Martin Bonner’ shows faith in its complexity
This is Martin Bonner is a film that has slipped between the cracks of the feel-good optimism of Christian dramas and the harsh severity of Hollywood crime dramas. Are these the only two options? Of course they’re not; but in a movie that follows the interaction between a man working […]
‘The Lego Movie’ an epic battle for creativity
Call me a cynic, but I never thought a film called The Lego Movie could be so fun. But it is. The film is written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, makers of Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street; and you should expect similar […]