Barnaby Turner

WHAT I LIKED: I've always said there are 3 main ingredients in cinema - the engagement of your senses through atmosphere, your feelings through character, and your thoughts through theme. I only bring that up he because The Safdie Brothers' 'Good... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: 'Bait,' is basically a film about the gentrification of a small Cornish fishing village and the effects of that on its characters, but what makes it so captivating first of all is just how unbelievably cinematic it is. That quality... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Because it was packed with scenes about people navigating love, human connection and joy within its terrifying world of silent dystopia, John Krasinski's first 'A Quiet Place,' was arguably a film about family more than it was simply... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Nothing. Genuinely, nothing. WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: 'Norbit,' is supposed to be a comedy about a black man with obvious learning difficulties (Eddie Murphy) who marries an obese, abusive, criminal woman called Rasputia (also Eddie Murp... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Shawn Levy's third Night at the Museum film 'Secret of the Tomb,' is miles better than its predecessor because, like in the first film, it has a genuine character arc for Larry, as well as buckets of simple physical humour rather tha... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: What made the first 'Night at the Museum,' so great was its high-concept story, atmospheric direction and character arc at the centre. The second film in series 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,' has none of those thin... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Diablo Cody and Karyn Kasuma's 'Jennifer's Body,' is a masterful, hyper-realist slasher about the toll that high-school expectations take on teenage girls. In the film, we meet the titular character (Megan Fox) who's doing her best... Read the full review »