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Ad Astra Review: Shallow, Lazy and Manufactured. (SPOILER FREE)

(SPOILER-FREE) Acting: 6/10 Writing/Plot: 2/10 Directing: 4/10 Production/Effects: 9/10 In space, no one can hear you scream, and for director James Gray, that’s probably a good thing.    Ad Astra is a sci-Fi thriller that follows the epic journey of renowned Major Roy McBride in the US Military Space Division whose father upheld a Neil … Continue reading Ad Astra Review: Shallow, Lazy and Manufactured. (SPOILER FREE)

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Aronofsky pulls no punches in ‘Mother!’

(SPOILER-FREE) Acting: 8/10 Writing/Plot: 10/10 Directing: 10/10 Production: 8/10   Aronofsky’s pyscho-thriller has been the subject of vast attention since its release earlier this month, but such attention has been infested with controversy. Despite a relatively shambolic box office performance, Mother! (starring fan-favourites Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem) has rapidly evolved into a cult favourite, … Continue reading Aronofsky pulls no punches in ‘Mother!’

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‘Passengers’ film review: Well Worth the Watch

Acting: 8/10 Writing/Plot: 6/10 Directing: 8/10 Production: 8/10 “Audiences are harder to please if you’re just giving them special effects…but they’re easy to please if it’s a good story.” – Steven Spielberg   Passengers, directed by Morten Tyldum with a budget of $110 million, is a convoluted love story between Jim Preston (Chris Pratt) and … Continue reading ‘Passengers’ film review: Well Worth the Watch

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‘Allied’ film review: An Underwhelming Headache

Acting: 5/10 Writing/Plot: 2/10 Direction: 3/10 Production: 4/10   With the month of November drawing to a close, we are becoming deeply entrenched within Oscar season. Over the next couple of months, several anxiously anticipated, high-budget Hollywood movies will be selling out cinemas and hoping for Academy Award success. Critics from around the world seek … Continue reading ‘Allied’ film review: An Underwhelming Headache