Wadjda

In an age of global connectivity, where social networking keeps the everyman in touch...

The Frozen Ground

The plot is a sombre one: Scott Walker’s Alaskan crime thriller, The Frozen Ground, is...

The World’s End

And they’re back…but for how much longer? That is the question, as the trio responsible...

Pacific Rim

Bringing a colossal combination of alien monsters and manmade robots is director Guillermo Del...

Easy Money

Easy Money is Daniel Espinosa’s take on the 2006 novel Snabba Cash by Jens Lapidus....

Chasing Mavericks

Sports dramas are generally predictable and anyone expecting Chasing Mavericks to break the...

Night of Silence

A remote Turkish village is the setting for a claustrophobic and unsettling night, the wedding...

The Wall

Martina Gedeck (think a young, German Sigourney Weaver) is violently propelled out of her comfort...

Monsters University

Prequels are all the rage at the moment both on the big and small screens....

The East: A conversation with director Zal Batmanglij

Zal Batmanglij’s new movie, eco-spy thriller The East, hits cinemas on...

Paris-Manhattan

As far as romantic comedies go, writer and director Sophie Lellouche strikes a pleasant balance...

Mary and Bill

We’re getting older and older as a population and it’s not often that this is...

Kuma

Kuma provides a wonderfully moving insight into the lives of two Turkish women as they...

Hummingbird

Steven Knight’s Hummingbird, starring Jason Statham, tells the story of Joey Jones, a homeless...

The Internship

Did you know “Googliness” was measurable?  In Shawn Levy’s latest film, the new summer...

A Field in England

Taking place over one eventful day during the English Civil War, A Field in England...

Like Someone in Love

We meet Akiko, a student, in a crowded bar. Despite her wide-eyed innocence and childlike...

I Am Breathing

“It’s amazing how adaptable we are when we have to be. It’s what separates us...

Before Midnight

18 years ago Before Sunrise was released in theatres, establishing a series of films...

Despicable Me 2

Back in 2010, an animated film about a would-be villain and his plot to steal...

Much Ado About Nothing

From the so-called “greatest plumber of human nature” (I’ll let you decide which...

Man of Steel

If not the most anticipated film of the year then certainly the most advertised. Unless...

Venus and Serena

This documentary poses as the kind of ”year-in-the-life” film that’s still apparently in...

The East

Perfectly cast, Zal Batmanglij’s The East delivers convincing performances along with nail-biting...

Trap for Cinderella

Modest films tend to make the most impact with an intensity and unpredictability that...