Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Review

The Plot Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back in his most impossible mission yet. When the IMF is disbanded, Ethan goes rogue to take down the Syndicate – a secret organisation that is dedicated to creating a new world order through a series of terrorist attacks. The Good Now in its fifth instalment, the Mission [...]

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Review

The Plot: Rebooting Tom Clancy’s iconic espionage hero, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit shows how a young former marine is brought into the ranks of the American CIA, becoming a gifted analyst. But when his work uncovers an international terrorist conspiracy he’s thrown into the middle of life or death action in a race to thwart [...]

Zero Dark Thirty Review

The Plot: Inspired by actual events a determined CIA agent leads the global hunt for terrorist mastermind Osama Bin laden. She must confront indecisive superiors, well trained terrorists and the harsh realities of brutal interrogations in her quest for justice. Her mission ultimately climaxes in one of the most infamous military assaults in human history. [...]

Taken 2 Review

The Plot: Retired CIA super-agent Bryan Mills finds himself, his ex-wife and daughter once again caught up in gun battles and mayhem, this time in Istanbul, as the families of the kidnappers he ruthless dispatched rescuing his daughter in the first film set out to take their revenge. The Good: The success of the first [...]

Safe House Becomes An Unlikey Franchise

Spy action-thriller Safe House starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, proved surprisingly successful, taking over $200million at the box office worldwide despite a modest budget and little fanfare. Universal has now reportedly hired original screenwriter David Guggenheim to write a follow up. The studio is yet to announce whether the new instalment will be a [...]

Dean Parisot directing RED 2

Red was something of a sneaky success story, earning nearly $200 million at the worldwide box office. Summit entertainment has been playing with a sequel ever since, with word that writers Jon and Erich Hoeber had been hired to write the script. Now director Dean Parisot is taking the job. He replaces Robert Schwentke, who opted [...]