Matthew Lee ranks Jacques Audiard’s films from worst to best… To coincide with the release of Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan [read our review here], the winner of last year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, we’re looking through this auteur’s back catalogue. With consistent critical acclaim, we’re here to see if such receptions still hold up, and […]
Movie Review – War Dogs (2016)
War Dogs, 2016. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper and Kevin Pollack. SYNOPSIS: During the Iraq War, two twenty-somethings living in Miami exploit the government’s initiative to allow small businesses to bid on US Military contracts. The War Dogs prologue, narrated by Miles Teller, will stun audiences […]
DVD Review – Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
Yakuza Apocalypse, 2015. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Denden, Lily Franky, Hayato Ichihara, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Masanori Mimoto, Riko Narumi, Yayan Ruhian, and Raiko Takashima. SYNOPSIS: A Yakuza Vampire boss is betrayed by members of his clan, and is consequently killed; the duty befalls onto his most loyal protégé to take revenge, and to comply with […]
Looking Back on the Summer Blockbusters of 2015
Matthew Lee takes a look back at the summer blockbusters of 2015… Last year, Forbes reported that last summer’s box office was down by a whopping $1.223 billion. Hollywood executives were undoubtedly shitting themselves. This was significantly more problematic considering last year’s summer held a number great critical surprises; Guardians of the Galaxy was a […]
Movie Review – Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
Dragged Across Concrete, 2019. Written and Directed by S. Craig Zahler. Starring Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Don Johnson, Jennifer Carpenter, Michael Jai White, Tory Kittles, Laurie Holden, Udo Kier, Liannet Borrego, Trezzo Mahoro, Fred Melamed, Andrew Dunbar, Giacomo Baessato, Primo Allon, Jenn Griffin, Myles Truitt, Justine Warrington, Brett Alexander Davidson, Cardi Wong, Vivian Ng, Alexander […]
Movie Review – Look Away (2019)
Look Away, 2019. Directed by Assaf Bernstein Starring India Eisley, Jason Isaacs, Mira Sorvino, Penelope Mitchell, Harrison Gilbertson, John C. MacDonald, Kristen Harris, Kiera Johnson, Michal Bernstein, Ernie Pitts, Adam Hurtig, and Connor Peterson. SYNOPSIS: LOOK AWAY is a psychological thriller that tells the story of Maria, an alienated high-school student whose life is turned […]
Movie Review – The Prodigy (2019)
The Prodigy, 2019. Directed by Nicholas McCarthy. Starring Taylor Schilling, Brittany Allen, Jackson Robert Scott, Colm Feore, Peter Mooney, and Paul Fauteux. SYNOPSIS: A mother concerned about her young son’s disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him. The film opens with a muddied, distraught woman rushing through the forest seeking help. The film […]
Movie Review – Lords of Chaos (2018)
Lords of Chaos, 2018. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Valter Skarsgård and Sky Ferreira. SYNOPSIS: A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome. The black metal community can appear, to onlookers, a quasi-circus act. A subculture of disgruntled teenagers […]
Movie Review – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Alita: Battle Angel, 2019. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Michelle Rodriguez, Keean Johnson, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Skrein, Eiza Gonzalez, Mahershala Ali, Lana Condor, Casper Van Dien and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. SYNOPSIS: An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her […]
King of Thieves – Escape Room Review
Matthew Lee tries out the King of Thieves Escape Room… Escape rooms have really taken off among millennials and Gen Z’s in the last few years. The concept is generally pretty simple: solve clues, riddles, and puzzles to unlock certain parts of the room to advance to the next stage. Do this within 1 hour […]
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