Friday 25 November 2016

BRIDGE OF SPIES [2015]





COLD WAR'S COLD SHOULDER

2015, USA
Steven Spielberg
7 // 10




When is a spy thriller not a spy thriller and legal drama not a legal drama? Can Cold War look real on Blu-Ray? Was Steven Spielberg a cheesemonger in his former life? There's only one way to find out!


Thursday 13 October 2016

EX_MACHINA [2015]



ARTIFICIAL INDIFFERENCE

2015, USA
Alex Garland
7 // 10


Is Artificial Intelligence really a threat to an Organic Stupidity? Is everything that's smart bound to become deadly? Do androids really dream of electric sheep? There's only one way to find out!


Thursday 6 October 2016

TOTAL RECALL [2012]



MISSED CALL


2012, USA
Len Wiseman
6 // 10




Is diverging from the predecessor a way for the remake? How much of neon lights and rain are acceptable tributes to BLADE RUNNER? Where are all the one-liners gone? There's only one way to find out!


Tuesday 4 October 2016

THE MARTIAN [2015]


NOT AS FERTILE AS THE SPUDS SUGGESTED


2015, USA
Ridley Scott
6 // 10



Can you stick together half of potato and half of tomato and still make them grow? Is there still any audience for an actual science fiction? Is 'not bad for Ridley Scott' all that we're left with? There's only one way to find out!


Thursday 14 July 2016

BOYHOOD [2014]




BOREHOOD

2014, USA
Richard Linklater
6 // 10





Is it possible to re-write the correlation between the pony and the tricks? Are some universal stories less universal than others? Is Richard Linklater working on a film he'll be finisging in 40 years time? There's only one way to find out!


Thursday 7 July 2016

FURY [2014]





THE TAO OF WARDADDY


2014, USA/U.K./China
David Ayer
9 // 10




Can you mix tank-porn with a bit of philosophy and get away with it? Did you have to win a beauty contest to become a tank commander during WW2? How many tanks have been harmed in making of this film? There's only one way to find out!