The Lives of Others (8/10)
The story of Stasi agent Wiesler, who spies on a playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend actress Christa-Maria Sieland, is a slow one. But one that does not get boring. The tension is built slowly
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (4/10)
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken It was the perfect crime until they got away with it. 2015Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Click an icon to see more Overview The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the
The Water Diviner (4/10)
Now how best to describe this directorial debut of Russell Crowe... A pretentious hotchpotch or a melodramatic mishmash? Connor (Crowe) is the water diviner, an Australian farmer with the gift to find things deep under the
Lilting (6/10)
Junn is a Cambodian-Chinese mother who has lived in England for years but doesn't speak any English. She is upset with her son Kai who has put her in a retirement home instead of having
The Riot Club (5/10)
Apparently the Riot Club is (loosely?) based on the real-life Oxford Bullingdon Club, which has had some (in)famous members like PM David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson. It's that kind of background that brings
Frank (5/10)
Michael Fassbender does quite a good job acting in this movie, especially considering he spends most of it hiding in a paper mache head. And that fake head things isn't as gimmicky and annoying as
Warrior (7/10)
The major weakness of this movie is that the underdog-to-heroes plot is utterly predictable. Yet I would say it is a recommended watch if you enjoy fight movies. I rank it well above the classic
Fury (6/10)
Fury is visually very impressive. Technically speaking, the cinematography, editing and soundstage are excellent, and seeing this on a big 4K screen with 7.1 surround is fantastic. Lots of pin sharp scenes whilst the thumping
X + Y (7/10)
Morgan Matthews’ low budget film follows a teenage boy, Nathan Ellis, who is autistic but has considerable talent for mathematics. This is a surprisingly engaging little film, which probably cost about 1% of an X
Starred Up (8/10)
Jack O'Connell plays Eric, a 19 year old convict, who gets 'starred up' - meaning he gets 'promoted' from juvenile detention to adult prison - in his case 2 years early due to his extremely