After a military build-up ensues between the USA and USSR over Iran, a thermonuclear war ensues. In the industrial city of Sheffield, a pregnant young woman named Ruth Beckett (Karen Meagher) struggles to survive in the aftermath of the atomic … Continue reading REVIEW: Threads (1984)
Programmer Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) wins an office competition to spend one week at the home of his company’s CEO Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). After being dropped off at Bateman’s remote mountain estate, Caleb discovers he has been tasked with … Continue reading REVIEW: Ex Machina (2014)
Following the death of his girlfriend Vesper, MI6 agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) goes on a mission of revenge. He soon uncovers a shadow organisation known as Quantum, a representative of which – the French environmental campaigner Dominic Greene (Mathieu … Continue reading REVIEW: Quantum of Solace (2008)
Alice Woodard (Emily Beecham) is a horticulturalist working to develop a new type of houseplant that require more regular care, but responds by secreting calming and pleasant chemicals into the home. When the prototype plants begin to aggressively pollinate – … Continue reading REVIEW: Little Joe (2019)
Documentary filmmaker Waad al-Kateab is in the Syrian city of Aleppo when its citizens begin a civil uprising that leads to a five-year siege on the city by Russian and Syrian military forces. Through helping to establish a makeshift hospital, … Continue reading REVIEW: For Sama (2019)
April 1917, on the western front of World War I. Aerial reconnaisance by the British armed forces has revealed an apparent German retreat is a tactical withdrawal intended to ambush the British army several miles down the line. With telephone … Continue reading REVIEW: 1917 (2019)
It takes a certain amount of nerve to attempt a new adaptation of the life of England’s King Henry V. William Shakespeare has effectively had Hal’s story sewn up since about 1599, with his rousing and patriotic account standing as … Continue reading REVIEW: The King (2019)
