Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Something that you should know about me is that I love rap and hip-hop, and when I say rap and hip-hop, I am most certainly not talking about the brand of weak, watered down pop rap and hip-hop that has come to dominate the charts over the last decade and a half. For somebody so…

Paper Towns (2015)

As a twenty five year old whose tastes trend far older than her age, my knowledge of the man known as John Green is extremely limited. Apart from the fact, that he is a massive, massive deal. A powerhouse in the world of teenage young adult fiction, Green’s melancholy, sentimental and broad themed works are…

Pixels (2015)

Here’s the thing. I, like many other sane film lovers, gave up on Adam Sandler a long, long time ago. When I really think about it, the last Adam Sandler film that I went to see at the cinema, or even saw at all, was 2002’s Mr. Deeds (and that was more for Winona Ryder than…

Trainwreck (2015)

During the summer holiday months, the one thing I cherish more than anything at the cinema is a film that small children are not permitted to see. Not only did Judd Apatow’s latest directorial offering Trainwreck provide me with this youngster free solace, but it also just happened to be one of my most anticipated…

Mini Reviews #15

Two Days, One Night (2014) Director: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne Starring: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée Two Days, One Night follows protagonist Sandra for the titled amount of time while she goes door to door amongst the homes of her colleagues to try to persuade them to vote against her redundancy. The film is incredibly…

Hot Pursuit (2015)

It feels as though every single summer for the last five or so years there has been at least one mainstream comedy released starring a couple of the best or most beloved actresses of the moment. Whilst I have made it a habit to seek out the offerings of this new trend, it would be…