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The Wolf of Wall Street Review

When is too much too much? This is the question Martin Scorsese asks in his scorching 23rd feature film The Wolf OF Wall Street. And what a way he asks. Scorsese – along with his current golden goose,...

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12 Years a Slave Review

I understand that some people like their cinema to be simple and enjoyable. I don’t. I love being challenged. I go out of my way to see films that attract controversy. Say,  if a film is banned, my...

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Nymphomaniac Review

Note: I saw Nymphomaniac in its four-hour form, not the 5.5 hour explicit cut. I’d like to argue that I was always into strange and unique films, but if I’m being completely honest, my introduction to...

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Noah Review

Straight off the bat, I have to disclose two things. First, I’m an atheist. It is not something that I wear with pride (I used to), but instead it is my position on the man in the sky. For me, it is...

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Captain America The Winter Soldier Review

I am a card-carrying member of the Marvel Comics fanboy club, yet I’m on the fence when it comes to Marvel Studios’ films. Don’t get me wrong, a unified Marvel cinematic universe is something that I...

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X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past is a really interesting film for a myriad of reasons. The most obvious is its brave attempt to reel the messy continuity of six films (including reboot/prequels and...

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Edge of Tomorrow Review

Going to the cinema can sometimes feel like a gamble, but not if you bet on Tom Cruise. Love him or hate him, Tom Cruise makes good films. Full stop.  The dude is an empire for a reason: with a few...

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22 Jump Street Review

Full Disclosure: I am one of the few people who didn’t enjoy the original 21 Jump Street. Sue me. Sure I was hungover as shit when I saw it, but that is normally a great reason to go and see a comedy....

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Transformers: Age of Extinction Review

Wow. Transformers: Age of Extinction is not bad. It is aggressively awful. With an opening statement like that, I know the Transformers apologists (who actually exist) will say, ‘oh, he hates the...

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Guardians of the Galaxy review

I don’t know what we did to piss off the Movie Gods in 2013, because they were cruel. Boy, were they cruel. Almost every blockbuster that we got in ’13 was an eye-rolling disappointment. Not for lack...

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