President Benjamin Asher’s (Aaron Eckhart) life hangs in the balance once again in London Has Fallen, the sequel to 2013’s smash hit Olympus Has Fallen, but Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) will do everything in his power to make sure nothing happens to his commander-in-chief. On the eve of the funeral of the […]
Movie Reviews
‘Mahana’ – Review
Temuera Morrison and Lee Tamahori reteam for a heart warming tale of family loyalty in trying times, that borders on the edge of Shakespearean tragedy in Mahana. Adapted from the novel by Witi Ihimaera, Mahana follows young Simeon Mahana (Akuhata Keefe), a young Maori farm boy who is coming of age in the late 1950s, and is being […]
Five reasons to watch ‘Hail, Caesar!’
Hollywood masterminds Joel and Ethan Coen are back for another brilliant and original tale in Hail, Caesar!. The film chronicles the madness that follows studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), as he tries to find an over-the-top movie star (George Clooney) who disappears from the set of the studio’s biggest tentpole, and now threatens completion of […]
‘The Lady in the Van’ – Review
The ultimate odd-couple come to life in this charming tale of how celebrated playwright Alan Bennett (The History Boys) became the ‘guardian’, caregiver and friend to eccentric homeless women, Ms Shepard (Dame Maggie Smith). If praise is to be lauded over The Lady in the Van then it must be given to Dame Maggie Smith, […]
‘The Hateful Eight’ – Review
Master filmmaker Quentin Tarantino returns to the harsh landscape of the western frontier for this brutally gripping film that places eight of the nastiest villains, anti-heroes and rogues together in one place, and lets them battle it out in a fierce game of wits. Set 8, 10 or 12 years after the Civil War, The […]
Five reasons to watch ‘The Good Dinosaur’
The geniuses at Disney-Pixar have done it again with The Good Dinosaur – a film that examines how the power of friendship can help us overcome anything. The Good Dinosaur takes place in an alternate timeline where Earth was never hit by an asteroid and dinosaurs never become extinct. At the heart of the story is a young […]
Five reasons to watch ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ – SPOILER FREE
The power and passion of Star Wars: The Force Awakens explodes onto cinema screens with magic, adventure and wonder, firming establishing the highly anticipated film as 2015’s crowning cinematic achievement. Here’s the synopsis: Set thirty years after the events of Return of the Jedi, the last remnants of The Empire have morphed into the dreaded First Order, while […]
Five reasons to watch ‘The Revenant’
In The Revenant, director Alejandro González Iñárritu takes audiences into the darkest depths of the savagery, telling the story of one man’s rollercoaster ride of survival and his quest for revenge. In an 1823 expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, explorer and fur trapper Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is mauled by a bear and left for dead by […]
Five reasons to watch ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Ron Howard takes audiences into the deepest, darkest depths of the deep in this heart racing historical thriller that charts the doomed journey of the men who tried to challenge Mother Nature. Adapted from terrifying true events, In the Heart of the Sea takes place in 1820 when the crew of the whaling ship Essex, […]
Five reasons to watch ‘Trumbo’
In a brilliant collaboration, superstar actor Bryan Cranston and director Jay Roach examine the turbulent life and career of Hollywood legend Dalton Trumbo. Here’s the synopsis: Set during the height of the Cold War, noted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Cranston) finds his life and livelihood shattered when he is placed on the blacklist and barred from working in […]