The Movie Diorama

White House Down plays out more like a teen interpretation of 'Olympus Has Fallen'. You get yourself a hot young lead actor, a musician turned Oscar winner, a director who essentially ejaculates shoddy visual effects that reek of mediocrity and to... Read the full review »

Le Voyage Dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon) traversed space and introduced science-fiction cinema to the masses. The pinnacle of classic cinema. One of the earliest motion pictures to ever be recovered and released. Arguably the most influential a... Read the full review »

Date Night might be a suitable comedy for a first date, but its shortcomings taste like cheap champagne. Another American comedy that felt instantly forgettable. Despite the talent of its two central lead actors, I couldn't help but feel like it w... Read the full review »

Max Payne may not be the worst video game adaptation but it's still a "payne"-ful experience. Having never played any games from this franchise, I can only solely base my thoughts on the film itself. And honestly, it's not terrible. Granted it's n... Read the full review »

On Chesil Beach might be as smooth and glossy as a pebble but gets washed away by soppiness. Having only watched the trailer once and not acknowledging the existence of its source material, I was going into this pretty open minded. Period romantic... Read the full review »

Vertigo is a masterful example in creatively blending mystery, suspense and romance. Another film that is often regarded as "the greatest movie of all time" and many proclaiming "Hitchcock's masterpiece" which is quite a title considering his film... Read the full review »

Fant4stic is the epitome of doomed reboots. Fant-4-Stic. Fantastic Four. Fant4stic Four. 4 Fant4stic. Fant-I honestly don't give a damn-stic. Well, everyone said it was dreadful. After years of avoidance, I finally took the plunge and delved into... Read the full review »

The Hangover Part 2 is twice as mad, "twice as funny" and twice as uninspired. If there is one thing I never really understood, it's comedy sequels. Why? Because it's blatantly going to rehash its predecessor recalling the exact same jokes in a ne... Read the full review »

Legion has all the depth of a Bible that has been ripped apart by a paper shredder. I simply just don't get it. I don't. Why does this film even exist? What's its purpose? What's its message? Where is its audience!? Regardless of my religious beli... Read the full review »

Fast & Furious attempts to reboot a dying franchise, but there is limited fuel to reignite the series. Fast & Furious 4. Fast & Fourious. 2 Fast 2 4ious: Tokyo Drift. What a way to reboot a franchise, by literally removing the definite article fro... Read the full review »

From Up On Poppy Hill is a slightly more gentle affair than the studio is acclaimed for. If it isn't a fantasy epic with imaginative visuals, then it's a humanistic war drama focusing on Japanese traditions. Surprisingly, this newer addition to Gh... Read the full review »

The Take boasts a stellar cast but falters with a generic predictable plot. Originally titled 'Bastille Day', however due to a recent attack at the time of its release it was apt to rename this crime thriller. Regardless, changing the title cannot... Read the full review »

The Hangover creatively embeds a flashback structure which creates infrequent laughs. "The funniest comedy of the 00s" this is not, and I'm tired of other modern comedies referencing "from the producers of The Hangover" as if it's a work of art. I... Read the full review »

Big Trouble in Little China encapsulates B-Movie genre action albeit with laughable results. Given the title, and having already witness a scene with an asian man exploding, I knew I was expecting 80s absurdity. It's all well and good, but it does... Read the full review »

The Killing of a Sacred Deer clinically injects dark psychological humour into a thriller that mentally exhausted me. Oh. My. God. I'm honestly flabbergasted. My breathing has never been so rapid, my palms have never been so sweaty and I've never... Read the full review »