Nocturnal Animals
A successful Los-Angeles-based artist Susan Morrow (played by Amy Adams) is sent a manuscript of a novel by her ex-husband Tony Hastings (Jake Gyllenhaal). She…
08
January
01
January
Passengers
A giant starship is on a century-long journey to a recently colonised planet, carrying five thousand colonists plus crew in suspended animation. The ship is…
30
December
Green Room
Green Room has only had a limited cinema release, mainly doing the rounds on film festivals around the world. It's not a big budget, big…
19
December
Our Kind of Traitor
Perry (played by Ewan McGregor) is a teacher on holiday in Marrakech with his barrister wife Gail (Naomie Harris). They are dining in a restaurant…
19
December
Morgan
Lee Weathers (played by Kate Mara) is a corporate risk assessment analyst, which doesn’t sound a promising job for an action thriller until you realise…
16
December
Don’t Breathe
Review by Bart Hartgring: Three teenage kids break into a house in a desolate part of Detroit, where they believe they will find a safe…
13
December
In My Father’s Den
When you watch a movie like this, you cannot help but think that New Zealand must be full of small towns with frustrated people with…
12
December
Equity
The financial crisis of the late 2000s has reinvigorated the 'financial thriller' genre, and Equity brings a new perspective to this: it is an all-female…
27
November
Arrival
Arrival is a thoughtful science fiction film, about as far from “Independence Day” as it is possible to get, though the special effects are impressive…
14
November
Hell or High Water
Two brothers rob banks together. But they don't go for the big vault - they just take the petty cash in the tills. Then they…