Zootropolis (2016)

Compared to Pixar’s double release of Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur last year, 2015 was a relatively uneventful period for Walt Disney Animation Studios. With 2014’s Big Hero 6 their last major release, and arguably still not quite recovered from the glorious hangover that 2013’s Frozen gave them, the studio have finally come out…

Anomalisa (2015)

In the United Kingdom, March is a strange month in cinematic terms, half filled with complete rubbish and half filled with films that have a strong presence over the course of awards season but do not get released here until all of the prize giving fun has passed. One such film in the latter category…

Hail, Caesar! (2016)

When it comes to the work of the Coen brothers, it would be fair to say that my history with their filmography spans an extremely broad spectrum of opinion. Whilst I regard Fargo and True Grit among my very favourite pictures of all time, I have also been greatly disappointed by the likes of Inside Llewyn…

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

After the large predictability of a rather tense and agenda filled Oscars ceremony, the part of my brain solely dedicated to the enjoyment of cinema wanted something that was going to blow away all the cobwebs of awards season and give me a rollicking good time. After a quick browse through my favourite sources, I…