Author: Martin Towers

The Lost City of Z (2016) – Movie Review

The Lost City of Z feels unmoored in time, looking inward more than outward, but lacks the energy to properly follow through.

Emma is a delightful romantic comedy, unabashedly optimistic and full of life and joy.

Despite Clarkson’s compellling lead and its sultry New Orleans mood, Out of Blue disappoints by declining to engage with its central themes.

Claustrophobic and brutal, The Platform is a clever thriller that makes the most out of a limiting concept.

Within the strict boundaries of a years-long captivity, The Endless Trench succeeds in telling a story of isolation, family and hope.

Lost Girls is a competent enough thriller, but it doesn’t commit enough to any one of its complex themes.

This is a complex, untidy story that trusts us to observe and make up our own minds, and won’t condescend to offer easy solutions to life’s problems.

Shadow is not terrible, but when a director of Zhang Yimou’s stature makes a boring movie, it still feels like a misfire.

Leigh Whannell and Elisabeth Moss have teamed up to reinvent The Invisible Man as an effective representation of gaslighting and online abuse.

The Last Thing He Wanted is a jumbled mess that starts out as a journalism story, shifts into a thriller, and doesn’t commit to either premise.