★★ – HOTCHKA

Joy has its flaws, but Jennifer Lawrence makes it much better

‘Joy’ has one really great reason to see it: Jennifer Lawrence is fantastic in it… continue reading

‘Concussion’ is not the best movie out there, but there’s no denying Will Smith is great in it… continue reading

‘The Big Short’ is like a heist movie combined with a cynical take on the housing crisis… continue reading

‘The Danish Girl’ would be entirely pretentious and dull if not for the two performances at the lead… continue reading

This time, it’s personal… continue reading

You know the classic story, but the new movie shows how it began… continue reading

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’ is a mixed bag of decent action, a few character beats, and a very minimal plot… continue reading

‘Trumbo’ makes good points about art versus politics, but the message gets a bit lost in the theatrics… continue reading

The ‘Magic Mike’ sequel comes up a little short… continue reading

‘Brooklyn’ may not be the year’s best drama, but Saoirse Ronan shines brightly… continue reading

James Bond returns but a spectre of his past lies in the shadows… continue reading

‘Suffragette’ has serious acting chops behind it, but the movie doesn’t successfully connect to its characters… continue reading

‘Truth’ has a lot of the pieces to be a very good movie, but is so blatantly political, everything else gets obscured… continue reading

‘Goosebumps’ uses a fairly clever take and is surprisingly funny for a family movie… continue reading

‘Crimson Peak’ is a story with ghosts not a ghost story… continue reading