The Movie Diorama

The Hundred-Foot Journey is a small niche of films that I like, films that focus on food. Much like Chef and Burnt, this light hearted romantic drama portrays cooking as a way of life, tradition and memories. The cast was good (albeit with slightl... Read the full review »

In The Heart Of The Sea was ravaged by critics, they just didn't like it. I typically disagree with critics, and I do so with this. I liked it! The characters were fleshed out, the story was well developed, the visuals were beautiful and the actin... Read the full review »

A Beautiful Mind is easily Russell Crowe's best dramatic performance. They don't make good dramas like these anymore. It's a complete story! We get the beginning of John Nash's life to his illness and then to his eventual winning of the Nobel Priz... Read the full review »

Prisoners is a masterpiece. It was the best thriller of the year of its release and is still my favourite Denis Villeneuve film. It's intense, it's brutal and the character development is so fleshed out that everyone becomes invested in both famil... Read the full review »

Suckerpunch is an exercise of style over substance. The visual flair and great action sequences disguise the fact that the plot of the film is incredible basic and nonsensical. The all female gang personifies girl power but it's Oscar Isaac who sh... Read the full review »

Saving Private Ryan is THE war film. It's the Spielberg WWII epic that everyone knows, everyone has seen and everyone loves. It will always be the ultimate snub at the Academy Awards (darn you Shakespeare In Love!). Successful war film recipe: Get... Read the full review »

Carol is rated, by MetaCritic, as the best film of 2015. Is it? Probably not. But damn, it's definitely in the top tier! Cate Blanchett was magnificent, the epitome of class. She owned every scene and I was entranced. The chemistry between her and... Read the full review »

The Great Gatsby is a film that gives us an insight to the rich and wealthy back in the 1920's. All I can say is the real star of the film is the production, woooooow does everything look good! The wild parties, the New York setting...Baz Luhrmann... Read the full review »

Zootropolis is Disney's best animated feature in many years. Sure they've been consistent but this is truly the first step to mature themes from a family film. Tackling social stereotypes, class segregation and bullying all in one and it was so re... Read the full review »

A Hologram for the King is one of Tom Hanks' lowest grossing films. It was fine. Well acted by Hanks (consistent as always) and well shot by Tom Tykwer, but something was missing. I honestly thought there was going to be a twist at the end. There... Read the full review »

The Martian was my most disappointing film of 2015. That's not to say it's bad, in fact it's a very good film. Matt Damon is great, the science and technology used is smart and Ridley Scott is back in business. My problem was, I had a vision. I en... Read the full review »

John Wick...Johnnnnnn Wick. The mere mention of his name sends shivers down people's spines, my spine however shakes with excitement. The film single handedly reinvigorated the action genre. The fight choreography and the "Gun Fu" (yes, it's Kung... Read the full review »

Pete's Dragon is predictable. It's full of cheesy acting and cringey lines. But darn it I flipping loved it. In its run time, I laughed, I smiled and I teared up towards the end. I somehow grew an emotional connection with Elliot (the dragon), was... Read the full review »

High-Rise is very classy. It's rare these days to get a good dystopian film. The degradation of the high-rise building as the film progresses is well developed, it starts off idyllic and then falls into chaos as the residents realise the class seg... Read the full review »

Trumbo is a biopic of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and the Hollywood blacklist during the 1950's. Excellently portrayed by Bryan Cranston, Trumbo was the voice of the a small communist group in Hollywood. The rest of the cast were also top-notch! Di... Read the full review »

Blade Runner is regarded as possibly the best neo-noir science fiction film of all time, whilst I did enjoy it...it had one major flaw. Firstly the production design and visual effects are astounding, still holds up well today. The soundtrack is e... Read the full review »

Spotlight is pure drama. It's heavy. It's full of investigation but most importantly, it's engaging. The script was magnificent, kept me fully involved with the film and how the Boston Globe reporters uncovered the molesting priests scandal back i... Read the full review »

The Hateful Eight is Quentin Tarantino's eighth film. I find Tarantino pretentious as a person, but as a film director he is quite the talent. He's managed to direct another great addition to his filmography. There is gore, there is violence and t... Read the full review »

Youth feels very arthouse, it's all about a retired composer (Michael Caine) and a veteran film director (Harvey Keitel) as they stay in a hotel in Switzerland contemplating their futures. I found this to be extremely profound and rather melanchol... Read the full review »

Little Miss Sunshine is super feel good. The fleshed out dysfunctional family dynamic is great and not one you see in many road trip films. The case were great, particularly Paul Dano and Abigail Breslin. The final beauty pageant scene was so damn... Read the full review »