Review: Hanna Heller (Saoirse Ronan of The Lovely Bones) is a 16- year-old girl who was raised by her father, Erik (Eric Bana), in the wilderness of Finland. She has never come into contact with technology, nor met any other person since the age of 2. The pair are wanted criminals, as Hanna’s father is [...]

Review: After seven books and eight movies spanning well over a decade, the Harry Potter generation is forced to say goodbye to J. K. Rowling’s modern day fairytale. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, adapted from the second half of Rowling’s last book, is the final instalment in the iconic series. Unlike Part 1, which [...]

Imagine you are the head of a large corporate organisation and one day you receive a phone call from Morgan Spurlock, director of Supersize Me, asking for your company to be sponsor his latest film. Now, keeping in mind the last brand that Spurlock engaged with in a film was McDonald’s - who were, as a [...]

Review: Prior to watching Horrible Bosses my expectations were low, anticipating a film as shallow and unoriginal as the title suggests. I was pleasantly surprised when the black comedy not only delivered on my expectations but exceeded them. Horrible Bosses is stupid, but it’s also hilarious and perfect for a light-hearted night out. Nick’s (Jason Bateman) [...]

Review: A warning to those with coulrophobia – the psychotic, murderous clowns encountered in Spanish horror The Last Circus will keep you wetting the bed for years. Main character Javier’s (Carlos Areces) childhood is robbed by the bloody Spanish Civil War. His father, through the barbed wire of a labour camp, tells him the only [...]

Review: The Kids Are All Right is a modern day story about a truly modern family. It tells the story of a lesbian couple who have two children to the same sperm donor. As the kids reach university age they decide to contact their father who re-enters, albeit awkwardly,  their lives. Director Lisa Cholodenko, who [...]

Review: Forget the originals, Rise of the Planet of the Apes is something else. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, this prequel is a “reboot” of the original 1968 series, and with a new millenium comes a whole new take on evolution in this impressive science-fiction film. In Rise of the Apes, a whirlwind of emotion and thoughts [...]

Review: Larry Crowne should be awesome, but somehow it isn’t. I was expecting great things. Julia Roberts is the queen of romantic comedies and Tom Hanks is just an all-round great actor, but I found myself leaving the cinema a little disappointed. Hanks is the director, producer, co-writer and lead actor for this film, which [...]