The Movie Diorama

Ghost Stories uses its anthology structure to create chilling thrills. British horrors are hit and miss with me, some are excessively uneasy to watch ('Eden Lake') whilst others are suitably atmospheric ('The Descent'). So when I saw the trailer t... Read the full review »

Pacific Rim harks back to classic robots versus monsters blockbusters. Boom! This is what we all wanted. Colossal mechs punching the blue blood out of enormous beasts. Del Toro presented the sprawling action how he knows best, visual splendour and... Read the full review »

The Iron Giant is not as cold as the title would lead you to believe. I remember watching this when it first came out on DVD, I was about 6 years old. To a child, this is a story about a colossal robot wanting to use his powers for good. Nearly tw... Read the full review »

The Silent House proves that a minuscule budget can produce effective thrills. Two points that I need to clear up immediately. This is my first Uruguayan film and I watched the American remake ('Silent House') before this. So whilst acknowledging... Read the full review »

Churchill may have acting as powerful as the titular leader, but bathes in melodramatic blood. Often referred to as the lesser of the two Churchill films of 2017 (the other being 'Darkest Hour'), this historic drama chooses to focus more on Winsto... Read the full review »

The Princess and the Frog flamboyantly leaps into Disney's classics. A welcome return to the hand-drawn animation style that the studio is renowned for, this film marks the first musical since their Renaissance era. With that, you could say there... Read the full review »

You Were Never Really Here, simply put, is a stunning piece of cinema. Warning: this review will excessively use the adjective "phenomenal". Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. Phenomenally directed, acted and written. This phenomenal indie thrille... Read the full review »

Brokeback Mountain delicately illustrates a rocky relationship. Consistently referred to as the "gay cowboy" film, a description that acts as a disservice to what is a much more emotionally involving drama. Two young men are recruited to wrangle s... Read the full review »

A Quiet Place both silences and deafens you. Like 'Lights Out', it's another horror thriller that chooses one sensory organ and manipulates it to create an original captivating concept. For reasons unbeknown to us, the world has been invaded by pr... Read the full review »

Isle of Dogs made me realise "I Love Dogs". Firstly, those accusing this film of racial appropriation and marginalisation, stop. It is abundantly clear that Anderson was inspired by the Land of the Rising Sun as he creates a futuristic reimagining... Read the full review »

The Green Hornet doesn't leave much of a sting. I don't get it. I'm not actually sure what this film is trying to be. Is it a superhero spoof? A buddy comedy? A serious adaptation of the radio series? Well, whatever it is it's entertaining as hell... Read the full review »

Beauty and the Beast is garnished with glamour but lacks the inner beauty of the original. The original hand drawn animation is one of Disney's classics and has garnered acclaim from both critics and audiences. Disney daringly attempted to adapt t... Read the full review »

Faster speeds along in third gear. It can't quite reach fourth gear let alone fifth, for everything Faster does correctly it also lacks in something else. One thing is for sure, it's good to see Johnson at the helm of a gritty action thriller befo... Read the full review »

Live By Night nearly made me sleep by night...and day. The first massive misfire from Affleck, all this talk of Oscar buzz hindered its chances of being anything other than an incoherent mess. It wasn't even a narrow misfire, he strayed so far awa... Read the full review »