Mission Impossible II at 20 – Misguided or Just Misunderstood?

Twenty years ago this month, Tom Cruise and John Woo were dominating the box office with their kinetic and wild take on Mission Impossible. Somewhat maligned as the ugly duckling following a string of superior sequels, I thought it was about time that we set the record straight, and appreciated Mission Impossible II for what it really is – wildly misunderstood.

Never Tell Me the Odds: The Empire Strikes Back at 40

The Empire Strikes Back first hit cinemas forty years ago this month, so I wanted to take a look back at the film that redefined what was possible in a sequel, and proved that Star Wars wasn't a mere fluke.

Film Review: Onward

In a tale of two brothers, medieval magic meets sleepy suburbia in Pixar’s Onward.

Film Review: The Way Back

Art isn’t just imitating life in Gavin O’Connor’s The Way Back, where lead actor Ben Affleck’s personal issues are unmistakably intertwined with those of his character in this compelling but formulaic sports drama.

Film Review: The Hunt

Craig Zobel's The Hunt has been branded the 'most talked about movie of the year'; but was deafening discourse worth the oxygen? 

Classic Film: Rear Window

In a scary world fixated on the importance of social distancing and self-isolation, Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window felt like a fitting oldie to pop in while stuck at home. Here's my review of a classic.

Film Review: Bloodshot

Vin Diesel stars in Bloodshot, an adaptation of the Valiant Comics series about a super soldier with a high-tech bloodstream.

Film Review: Queen and Slim

After arranging to meet through Tinder, a young African-American couple’s mediocre first date takes a turn for the worse when they are pulled over by a trigger-happy police officer.