Talent Michael Fassbender

A middle-aged man with a beard and troubled expression, wearing a grey jacket, leaning against a wooden wall.
Review

Slow West

by Adam Woodward

Michael Fassbender shows his true grit in this gratifying and extremely violent saunter through Old America.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A blue-skinned woman with red hair, wearing a black brassiere, stands in a dimly lit room.
Review

X-Men: Days of Future Past

by Chris Blohm

A cast of thousands join together for this romping and witty superhero sequel from Bryan Singer.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Cartoon figure with large eyes playing acoustic guitar in a cluttered room.
Review

Frank

by Adam Woodward

Michael Fassbender stars as the artist formally known as Frank Sidebottom in this spiky music industry satire.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a straw hat standing in a cotton field.
Review

12 Years a Slave

by Ashley Clark

One of Britain’s greatest living filmmakers offers an outraged, intense and artful examination of American slavery.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a suit stands among a crowd of people holding protest signs in an indoor setting.
Review

The Counsellor

by Adam Lee Davies

Ridley Scott directing. Cormac McCarthy writing. Michael Fassbender starring. What could possibly go wrong?

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A person wearing a black jacket and yellow scarf holding a glowing sphere in a dark, snowy forest.
Review

Prometheus

by Matt Bochenski

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi saga is an overreaching folly that’s well worth seeing on the biggest screen possible.

5
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman in a black coat walking along a city street, with her hair pulled back and carrying a bag.
Review

Haywire

by Adam Woodward

Steven Soderbergh rallies together another strong A-list ensemble, but the result is surprisingly lacklustre.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Man in green puffer jacket standing in urban setting with high-rise buildings.
Review

Shame

by Adam Woodward

Steve McQueen’s erotically-charged descent into sex addiction is by turns raw, elegant and uncompromising.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person wearing a black and yellow superhero costume with a helmet covering their face, standing with their hands raised.
Review

X-Men: First Class

by Jonathan Williams

Not the phoenix like rebirth the X-Men needed, but a shot of adrenalin to the heart nonetheless.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A young woman in a grey hooded sweatshirt, standing in a room with blue walls.
Review

Fish Tank

by David Jenkins

Lean, empathetic and dramatically credible portrait of desperation and desire on the cider-splashed streets of adolescence.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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