Movie Reviews

Ferrari: Adam Driver shines in title role of Michael Mann’s slick motor-racing biopic

FERRARI (PG)Director: Michael Mann (Heat)Starring: Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey.Rating: ****One man,… Read More

Poor Things: Leigh Paatsch review of the movie that could win Emma Stone another Oscar

Poor Things (MA15+)Director: Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark RuffaloRating: *****A rich… Read More

Emily Blunt, Chris Evans star in Netflix flop Pain Hustlers

NYAD (M)****NetflixWe just don’t see enough of the great Annette Bening in movies any more.… Read More

The Killer: Enjoy a journey through a mercenary mind

The Killer (MA15+)Director: David Fincher (The Social Network)Starring: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell.Rating:hhhhAnother day,… Read More

The Exorcist: Believer is a worthy addition to saga

THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (MA15+)Director: David Gordon Green (Halloween)Starring: Lesley Odom Jr, Lidya Jewett, Ellen Burstyn,… Read More

The Creator is powerful and memorable

The Creator (M)Director: Gareth Edwards (Monsters)Starring: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Alison Janney, Ken… Read More

Satisfactorily stressful: Neeson keeps you in your seat

RETRIBUTION (M)Director: Nimrod Antal (Machete)Starring: Liam Neeson, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, Jack ChampionhhhSome will argue… Read More

Why Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice may be the best Poirot yet

Director: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)Director: Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan,… Read More

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leigh Paatsch’s view of Seth Rogen’s Mutant Mayhem reboot

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (PG)Directors: Jeff Rowe, Kyler SpearsStarring: Voices of Jackie Chan,… Read More