In not exactly the most innovative or interesting attempts at comedy, Robert De Niro’s raunchy, foul-mouthed Dirty Grandpa may not mark the beginning of a new golden age in his career, but it certainly won’t do anything too terrible for it either. After the death of his wife, Dick Kelly (De Niro) tricks his straight-laced […]
Creed follows Adonis (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Rocky’s friend Apollo Creed from an extramarital affair, who looks at his heritage as bearing the burden of a legacy he has to fight to earn. From a juvenile detention centre, Adonis is adopted by the wife of his father, who died in the ring […]
Sicario – Mexican slang for hitman, as the title card tells us – is a gripping, brutal thriller set in the heart of Mexico’s drug wars. From the opening scene where a hostage rescue team discovers nothing but rotting corpses and rigged explosives, the film’s unrelenting tension and bleak outlook provide a discomforting but fascinating […]
Inspired by the infamous 2007 murder of English student Meredith Kercher and the conviction of her housemate Amanda Knox, The Face of An Angel attempts to explore why people are so fascinated with the death of strangers. Focusing on a group of tabloid journalists at the time of the trial, the film explores the blur […]