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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
(2017)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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B-grade but oddly entertaining.
Posted May 26, 2017
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Alien: Covenant
(2017)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Adequate at best.
Posted May 26, 2017
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Silence
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Silence is Scorsese directing from the soul.
Posted May 26, 2017
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Collide
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Though a bill that includes Jones, Hopkins and Kingsley may lure you in, in this, the Oscar nominees seem to be doing exactly what the characters in the film are doing: trying to make a quick buck.
Posted Mar 20, 2017
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Moonlight
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Jenkins creates a film that is as beautiful as it is painful.
Posted Mar 20, 2017
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Hidden Figures
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Hidden Figures is this year's feel-good movie not to miss.
Posted Mar 20, 2017
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Logan
(2017)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Bloody, vengeful but surprisingly tender.
Posted Mar 20, 2017
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The Great Wall
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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A fair film for a mindless night out, The Great Wall is predictable and ridiculous but perhaps not the worst thing there ever was.
Posted Mar 20, 2017
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La La Land
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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The white male saviour narrative continues in relation to Stone's character as the male protagonist literally has to drag her back to her dreams while he remains noble and necessary throughout.
Posted Feb 14, 2017
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Lion
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Starring Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and David Wenham, Lion is sagely cast to lift what is often a thin and drawn-out story. Praise should also be ladled over young Sunny Pawar.
Posted Feb 14, 2017
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Passengers
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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The film is sparsely populated but well-acted as tension builds, space stretches out and audiences attempt to ignore the fact that the nice guy is kind of a massive jerk.
Posted Feb 06, 2017
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Moana
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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It's fun, it's fresh and for the whole family.
Posted Dec 16, 2016
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Fantastic Beasts occasionally sparkles with the wizarding world's charms but does leave one hoping the next few will have a little more fun.
Posted Dec 09, 2016
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Almost Christmas
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Almost Christmas just manages to miss cookie cutter status thanks to an ensemble cast having a ball with the well-worn material.
Posted Dec 09, 2016
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Blood Father
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Incredibly unoriginal, thin on backstory but with highly watchable father/daughter chemistry between Gibson and Moriarty.
Posted Dec 09, 2016
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When the Bough Breaks
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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See this if it's enough that the cast is fine as hell. Miss this if you've got anything else to do.
Posted Nov 18, 2016
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Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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This Madea movie, much like A Madea Christmas, should have taken the ghost train straight to DVD.
Posted Nov 04, 2016
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Queen of Katwe
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Beautifully shot [and] often joyful without descending into the realms of poverty porn, yet candid in its depiction of destitution.
Posted Nov 04, 2016
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Noem My Skollie
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Ultimately heartwarming, captivating and featuring a noteworthy performance by Dann-Jacques Mouton as the adult AB, Noem My Skollie is all the more incredible because it's true.
Posted Oct 25, 2016
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The Girl on the Train
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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See this if you enjoy whodunits and long, sombre films with a plot whole or five about the ugly side of love, obsession, murder, mind games and ostensibly cuckoo girls on trains.
Posted Oct 25, 2016
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Pariah
(2011)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Pariah is a quiet film whose intensity is derived from what is obvious but ignored.
Posted Oct 07, 2016
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The Secret Life of Pets
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Undeniably derivative but is still plenty of fun.
Posted Oct 07, 2016
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The Magnificent Seven
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Simple, familiar but buoyed by striking action sequences and skillful ensemble wrangling from Fuqua.
Posted Oct 07, 2016
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Bridget Jones's Baby
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Bridget Jones' Baby is satisfying, earnest and a film for the fans.
Posted Sep 23, 2016
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War Dogs
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Another film to add to the boys behaving badly genre, War Dogs moralises little and entertains more than most.
Posted Sep 19, 2016
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Florence Foster Jenkins
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Well-acted [and] heart-warming.
Posted Sep 19, 2016
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Bad Moms
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Kunis, Bell and Hahn make a terrific team.
Posted Sep 06, 2016
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Cell
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Obvious and absurd.
Posted Aug 25, 2016
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Suicide Squad
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Erratically entertaining but distinctly disappointing.
Posted Aug 12, 2016
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Tangerine
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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A film about friendship, loyalty and betrayal delivered in delicious rapid-fire bursts of attitude and humour.
Posted Aug 08, 2016
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Ghostbusters
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Funny in spots, sometimes spooky but ultimately not as wow as we all hoped it would be.
Posted Aug 08, 2016
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The BFG
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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The BFG is family friendly, visually superb and vibrates on a frequency that is unapologetically innocent.
Posted Jul 22, 2016
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Central Intelligence
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Intermittently amusing but with a whole lot of heart.
Posted Jul 15, 2016
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I Am Wrath
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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A revenge film by numbers.
Posted Jul 07, 2016
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Independence Day: Resurgence
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Frivolously entertaining, a bit all over the place and without much in the way of emotional investment.
Posted Jul 07, 2016
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Eccentric [and] illuminating but definitely derivative.
Posted Jun 20, 2016
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X-Men: Apocalypse
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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A little stale, a little boring.
Posted Jun 10, 2016
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Regression
(2015)
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Rukee Kaakunga
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[It's got] a pay−off you can see a mile away but which remains largely illogical.
Posted May 26, 2016
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Barbershop: The Next Cut
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Fun and issue−driven in just about equal measure, Barbershop: The Next Cut is a sequel with heart.
Posted May 26, 2016
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Captain America: Civil War
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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It's awesome.
Posted May 26, 2016
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The Huntsman: Winter's War
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Fantasy pop culture at its most basic.
Posted May 16, 2016
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Eddie the Eagle
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Though the screenplay plays fast and loose with documented history, Egerton's bespectacled, optimistic and offbeat Eddie is a character one can't help but love.
Posted Apr 15, 2016
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How to Be Single
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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How to Be Single is a new kind of chick flick that may sometimes give singlehood the Hollywood treatment but remains soulful [and] sincere.
Posted Apr 11, 2016
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Spotlight
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Superbly acted.
Posted Mar 28, 2016
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Southpaw
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Essentially a redemption story peppered with boxing film clichés set to the sound of Eminem.
Posted Mar 21, 2016
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Spy
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Though it's not the most cerebral thing you'll see this season, Spy's success lies in its casts' ability to be utterly ridiculous.
Posted Mar 21, 2016
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The Hateful Eight
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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[The stars] make delicious work of Tarantino's diabolical dialogue and claustrophobic locations.
Posted Mar 21, 2016
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Deadpool
(2016)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Unrepentantly hammy yet surprisingly watchable, Reynolds' Deadpool is definitive, divergent and totally aware of being entirely contrived.
Posted Mar 21, 2016
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Straight Outta Compton
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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You can't mess with pure nostalgia and the thrill of re-imagining these rap behemoths in their heyday.
Posted Mar 21, 2016
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Bridge of Spies
(2015)
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Martha Mukaiwa
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Subtle, suspenseful and cinematically sage,
Posted Mar 21, 2016
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