Spooks: The Greater Good Review
The Plot After a terrorist escapes custody, ex MI5 agent Will Holloway (Kit Harrington) is brought in to track down the former disgraced head of MI5 Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) in order to stop an imminent attack on London. The Good Last seen on our TV screens nearly four years ago, the hit BBC spy [...]
Unfriended Review
The Plot A group of friends gather online on the anniversary of their friend, Laura’s, death. But things turn dark when Laura starts contacting them online in search of the person who killed her. The Good One of the most interesting aspects of this latest sub-genre of the found footage film, which uses a computer [...]
Run All Night Review
The Plot: Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son. The Good: Since the astonishing and [...]
Unfinished Business Review
The Plot After being fired from his job Dan Trunkman (Vince Vaughn) teams up with two businessmen, one recently retired (Tom Wilkinson) the other, a young inexperienced man in every sense of the word (Dave Franco). But the trio’s first big deal is put in jeopardy when Dan’s old boss (Sienna Miller) turns up to [...]
Chappie Review
The Plot In the near future, police droids are patrolling the streets of South Africa, bringing the crime rate down drastically. But when their creator (Dev Patel) steals a decommissioned droid and programmes it to think and feel for itself, trouble begins… The Good While Chappie is certainly not quite welcome up to the high [...]
The Interview Review
The Plot: A cocky TV chat show host and his good intentioned producer manage to secure an unlikely interview with the reclusive North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. They are quickly persuaded by the CIA to use this historic opportunity to discreetly assassinate the ‘supreme leader’ for the good of America and the world. But when [...]
Paddington Review
The Plot Michael Bond’s beloved bear is brought to the big screen for christmas with the help of Ben Wishaw’s gentle voice (Skyfall). From dark Peru to rainy London, Paddington is on a journey to find a new home. But when an evil taxidermist (Nicole Kidman) begins hunting him down, and nothing but his natural [...]
The Falling Review
The Plot Set in 1969, The Falling is an unconventional coming of age tale centering on two friends, Lydia (Maisie Williams) and Abbie (Florence Pugh). Despite their powerful bond, when tragedy strikes, Lydia becomes overtaken with a mysterious delirium which soon spreads to other classmates… The Good Much like Maisie Williams’ most well known acting credit [...]
Effie Gray Review
The Plot Inspired by real life historical events, the film delves into the infamous marriage between celebrated Victorian Art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Euphemia Gray. Exploring the torments of a famously troubled union at a time when women were perhaps more vulnerable to cruel oppression. The Good Dakota Fanning is a rare [...]
Gone Girl Review
The Plot When a beautiful young woman Amy Dunne suddenly disappears under suspicious circumstances her seemingly distraught husband soon finds himself at the centre of intense scrutiny from the press, public and police. As facts twist and become both more and less clear even audiences are gripped by the question, did Nick Dunne murder his [...]