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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3/5
On Chesil Beach (2018)
On Chesil Beach doesn't hit all the right notes but it does enough to be a graceful period drama about the unfulfilled promises we make to each other and ourselves.
Posted Aug 8, 2018
2
4/5
The Wife (2018)
The Wife is a movie for grown-ups, a thoughtful antidote to the box office bombasts, and it has one of the most phenomenal performances so far this year.
Posted Aug 8, 2018
3
3/5
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
Ultimately, what makes The Spy Who Dumped Me an enjoyable experience is what Kunis and McKinnon bring to the table.
Posted Aug 8, 2018
4
4.5/5
The kind of exciting, adrenaline-pumping and visceral movie-going experience Mission: Impossible is known for and delivers
Posted Aug 1, 2018
5
3/5
Beirut (2018)
Beirut is a fairly standard thriller but it's tightly plotted, well-composed and there's at least one twist you genuinely don't see coming.
Posted Jul 27, 2018
6
3.5/5
The Breaker Upperers (2018)
The Breaker Upperers is packed full of that awkward, dry-as-a-desert Kiwi wit - the unmistakable rhythm of a bloody good time at the movies.
Posted Jul 27, 2018
7
2/5
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Other than Lily James' luminous performance, there is no reason for this witless movie to exist.
Posted Jul 17, 2018
8
2.5/5
Skyscraper (2018)
9
4/5
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
10
3.5/5
Set It Up (2018)
11
4.5/5
Foxtrot (2018)
Unsettling, occasionally shocking but always fascinating, Foxtrot is one of those films that demands to be seen and remembered.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
12
3/5
Ideal Home (2018)
Despite its been-there-done-that story, what saves Ideal Home from mediocrity is the irrepressible charm of Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
13
2.5/5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom isn't so much gripping as passable. Déjà vu has well and truly set in.
Posted Jun 19, 2018
14
4/5
Incredibles 2 (2018)
15
3/5
Tag (2018)
Though thoroughly infantile at many points, try as you might to stifle that laugh, despite yourself, you'll find plenty of instances to cackle.
Posted Jun 13, 2018
16
3/5
Kodachrome (2018)
While Kodachrome is let down by its generic beats and the way it telegraphs much of its dialogue, it has a wistfulness that ends up being rather effective.
Posted Jun 7, 2018
17
3/5
Ocean's 8 (2018)
18
2/5
Gringo (2018)
Despite corralling Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Thandie Newton and David Oyelowo into its incredible cast, Gringo is, at best, an inept attempt at a dark comedy.
Posted Jun 4, 2018
19
4/5
Hereditary (2018)
20
2.5/5
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
21
4/5
Deadpool 2 (2018)
The story is more cohesive than the first and somewhere amid all the mocking and the 37th pastiche might just be an original voice. Or, at least an original voice 2.0.
Posted May 15, 2018
22
4.5/5
Loveless (Nelyubov) (2018)
An emotionally stark indictment of middle class malaise and the broken promises of an empire, Loveless is one of the best films you'll see this year.
Posted May 10, 2018
23
4/5
Tully (2018)
24
3.5/5
Chappaquiddick (2018)
25
4/5
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Isle of Dogs is quintessential Wes Anderson - that fetishistic attention to detail and a deadpan-ness that saves his brand of whimsy from becoming twee.
Posted Apr 10, 2018
26
4/5
A Quiet Place (2018)
With its chilling premise, heart-thumping execution and deeper anxieties about family and parenthood, A Quiet Place is sure to join the pantheon of great horror films
Posted Apr 4, 2018
27
4/5
The Death of Stalin (2018)
The Death of Stalin is signature Iannucci - absurd set-ups leading to even more outrageous ends via the spitefully delicious cadence of his dialogue.
Posted Mar 29, 2018
28
3/5
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
29
3.5/5
Ready Player One (2018)
30
4/5
The Square (2017)
31
4/5
Annihilation (2018)
32
2/5
Tomb Raider (2018)
It all feels half-arsed - you'll be so bored at times you'll find yourself wondering if the rock placement in a jungle scene looks too fake (it does, by the way).
Posted Mar 27, 2018
33
3/5
Peter Rabbit (2018)
34
4/5
Blockers (2018)
Blockers is a smart, progressive and lizzingly hilarious comedy that completely defies expectations.
Posted Mar 27, 2018
35
2.5/5
Red Sparrow (2018)
The greatest disappointment about Red Sparrow is that it could've been so much more than it was, so thank god it looked beautiful because it is badly written and confusing.
Posted Feb 27, 2018
36
3.5/5
Game Night (2018)
Game Night is a surprisingly solid and funny comedy that relies largely on the charisma and flair of its stars.
Posted Feb 23, 2018
37
5/5
Lady Bird (2017)
38
3.5/5
Black Panther (2018)
39
3/5
Molly's Game (2018)
Molly's Game is an entertaining and confident debut for Aaron Sorkin, even if it's definitely too long.
Posted Feb 5, 2018
40
4/5
Phantom Thread (2018)
41
4.5/5
Sweet Country (2018)
42
Mosaic (2017)
Mosaic is compelling enough - the performances are particularly good - to capture the attention of many an armchair sleuth.
Posted Jan 24, 2018
43
3.5/5
I, Tonya (2018)
44
4.5/5
The Shape of Water (2017)
A visually spectacular fairytale, The Shape of Water is a dazzling film, anchored by a masterful performance from the effervescent Sally Hawkins.
Posted Jan 17, 2018
45
2.5/5
Swinging Safari (2018)
It's just such a shame Swinging Safari is so shambolic and nowhere near as funny as it thinks it is
Posted Jan 17, 2018
46
4/5
Martin McDonagh has crafted a magnificently rich story filled with complexities and twisting turns - it's an experiential kaleidoscope.
Posted Jan 13, 2018
47
4/5
Darkest Hour (2017)
48
3.5/5
The Post (2018)
49
4/5
Paddington 2 (2018)
Unless you're dead inside, you will not fail to be utterly charmed by Paddington 2.
Posted Dec 25, 2017
50
3/5
Downsizing (2017)