The Movie Diorama

Confessions conveys a meticulous murder mystery through excessive slow-motion and an over elaborate plot. Asian cinema tends to reside on the extremities of the film spectrum. They are either ridiculously subdued or extremely visceral. This post-m... Read the full review »

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension utilises the same expired found footage style that made the series monotonously derivative. "The Ghost Dimension"? An entire metaphysical reality that coexists with our own physical realm? A parallel subnet... Read the full review »

Incredibles 2 retains the incredible status of the original and acts as a heroic continuation. 14 years! I've patiently waited for over a decade to witness the aftermath of "The Underminer". Was it worth the wait? You betcha superhero mask it was!... Read the full review »

Bao, much like the dumpling, is sweet, fluffy and full of hearty meat. Pixar animation shorts are known to be experimental, particular with the aesthetic style. Their newest short settles for a more common computer generated animation technique th... Read the full review »

Skyscraper allows Johnson to tower over a script that doesn't set this superstructure on fire. There are films so stupid yet serious that the implausibility of any situation leaves a sour aftertaste. Conversely, there are films that relish in its... Read the full review »

The Devil Inside needs to be exorcised at least 127 times. The seed that grew into January being a "dump month" for horror films, a term used to describe the releasing of low quality studio productions. The first weekend of January now being the m... Read the full review »

'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' is filled with feathers, frocks and "flippin' kangaroos". The worldwide cultural hit that helped introduce LGBT themes to mainstream audiences. Not only did it encompass drag queens, transgenders... Read the full review »

Whitney chronicles the early success and eventual downfall of one of the greatest singers of all time. Whitney Houston. Everyone and their dog has heard of a song by this enigmatic lass. The only artist to garner seven consecutive US number one si... Read the full review »

Annihilation thematically conveys the entirety of life and humanity's own self-destruction. When your directorial debut is 'Ex Machina', the enormity of the pressure that follows rises at an extraordinary pace. To actually better it would be an ac... Read the full review »

Haywire conversely feels clinically tame and formulaic. There is no doubt that Soderbergh is one of the most commercially viable independent filmmakers working today. Consistently inventive with his directing techniques and constantly challenging... Read the full review »

The First Purge will hopefully be the last. The infamous low budget political horror franchise finally gets a prequel, and really was the wisest instalment to make. Our eternal question of "how did the Purge start?" is answered in an all too famil... Read the full review »

Leave No Trace poignantly flourishes in depicting a dynamically engrossing family bond. Indie dramas just keep getting better as the years go by. The freedom to be experimental whilst conveying a captivating story makes for a vastly enthralling ci... Read the full review »