Movie Reviews and Ratings

The Moth Diaries Movie Review

The Moth Diaries Movie Review

There's a terrific sense of menace in this gothic dramatic thriller, which plays on the story's fantasy elements to take us into a teen girl's troubled imagination. It's beautifully shot too, with blood-soaked echoes of Carrie and The Shining in...

Everybody Has a Plan [Todos Tenemos un Plan] Movie Review

Everybody Has a Plan [Todos Tenemos un Plan] Movie Review

While it's fascinating to see Viggo Mortensen starring in an Argentine thriller, the film itself is disappointing and dull, keeping all the compelling emotions so internalised that we find it difficult to care what happens. It's skilfully shot and edited,...

The Hidden Face [La Cara Oculta] Movie Review

The Hidden Face [La Cara Oculta] Movie Review

With a relatively simple idea, this Colombian thriller builds almost unbearable levels of Hitchcockian suspense as a group of flawed people find themselves punished horribly for their mistakes. And filmmaker Baiz takes such a sleek, stylish approach that he draws...

Vehicle 19 Movie Review

Vehicle 19 Movie Review

Paul Walker remains behind the steering wheel, but this action thriller has a whiff of the arthouse about it, simply by being set in South Africa. The plot is as preposterous as Taken, which it resembles in many ways. Starring: Paul Walker and Naima McLean.

The Stoker [Kochegar] Movie Review

The Stoker [Kochegar] Movie Review

Russian filmmaker Balabanov has the ability to submerge us in his stories, cleverly blending complex characters and twisty storylines in ways that look remarkably simple. He also has a wonderfully artistic eye, and in this gently comical thriller he inventively...

The Sex of Angels [El Sexo de los Angeles] Movie Review

The Sex of Angels [El Sexo de los Angeles] Movie Review

A strong underlying message makes this sharply well-acted Spanish drama much more interesting than its premise would suggest. Yes, it's the story of a very complicated love triangle, which might limit its appeal to audiences who aren't threatened by movies...

Star Trek Into Darkness Review

Star Trek Into Darkness Review

After his successful re-imagining of the Star Trek universe four years ago, Abrams dives even deeper into the mythology, which is thrilling for fans but might leave newcomers feeling a bit lost. Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Alice Eve, Peter Weller, Bruce Greenwood and Noel Clarke.

Mud Movie Review

Mud Movie Review

Writer-director Nichols continues to get inside the heads of his characters with this involving but overlong dramatic thriller. Starring: Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Michael Shannon, Sarah Paulson and Joe Don Baker.

Something in the Air [Apres Mai] Movie Review

Something in the Air [Apres Mai] Movie Review

This sharply well-made French drama tackles an offbeat chapter in history with real skill, although the densely populated screenplay and fragmented approach to storytelling makes it difficult to engage with. Essentially a series of relatively disconnected sequences involving young people...

The Great Gatsby Movie Review

The Great Gatsby Movie Review

Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) is the perfect director to take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic novel about the American dream, simply because he's an expert at showing the emptiness of hyperactive excess. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki, Amitabh Bachchan and Jack Thompson.

Fast & Furious 6 Movie Review

Fast & Furious 6 Movie Review

The most impressive thing about the sixth entry into this noisy franchise is that it's both more preposterous and more self-important than ever before. Which is no mean feat. Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Luke Evans, Michelle Rodriguez, Elsa Pataky, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Gina Carano and Jordana Brewster.

The Liability Movie Review

The Liability Movie Review

Blackly comical writing and direction add a playful slant to what could have been a typically over-serious British crime thriller. And there's also a coming-of-age element to the plot that holds our interest. Starring: Jack O'Connell, Tim Roth, Talulah Riley, Peter Mullan, Kierston Wareing and Jack McBride.