BRIDGE OF SPIES [2015]

COLD WAR'S COLD SHOULDER

2015, USA
Steven Spielberg
7 // 10




When is a spy thriller not a spy thriller and legal drama not a legal drama? Can Cold War look real on Blu-Ray? Was Steven Spielberg a cheesemonger in his former life? There's only one way to find out!

EX_MACHINA [2015]

ARTIFICIAL INDIFFERENCE

2015, USA
Alex Garland
7 // 10


Is Artificial Intelligence really a threat to an Organic Stupidity? Is everything that's smart bound to become deadly? Do androids really dream of electric sheep? There's only one way to find out!

TOTAL RECALL [2012]

MISSED CALL


2012, USA
Len Wiseman
6 // 10




Is diverging from the predecessor a way for the remake? How much of neon lights and rain are acceptable tributes to BLADE RUNNER? Where are all the one-liners gone? There's only one way to find out!

THE MARTIAN [2015]

NOT AS FERTILE AS THE SPUDS SUGGESTED


2015, USA
Ridley Scott
6 // 10

Can you stick together half of potato and half of tomato and still make them grow? Is there still any audience for an actual science fiction? Is 'not bad for Ridley Scott' all that we're left with? There's only one way to find out!

PROMETHEUS [2012]

EXTINGUISHING THE LIGHT


2012, USA
Ridley Scott
1 // 10

Why? Why? Why? There's only one way to find out!

BOYHOOD [2014]

BOREHOOD

2014, USA
Richard Linklater
6 // 10

Is it possible to re-write the correlation between the pony and the tricks? Are some universal stories less universal than others? Is Richard Linklater working on a film he'll be finisging in 40 years time? There's only one way to find out!

FURY [2014]

THE TAO OF WARDADDY


2014, USA/U.K./China
David Ayer
9 // 10




Can you mix tank-porn with a bit of philosophy and get away with it? Did you have to win a beauty contest to become a tank commander during WW2? How many tanks have been harmed in making of this film? There's only one way to find out!

ROBOCOP [2014]

ROBOFLOP


2014, USA
José Padilha
4 // 10




Is bringing back old franchises a revival or necromancy? Is it a good moment to start ignoring every new reboot of an old franchise? Am I missing something? There's only one way to find out!

THE ZERO THEOREM [2013]

THE REPETITION THEOREM


2013, UK
Terry Gilliam
6 // 10




Is money the only shortage Terry Gilliam must face these days? Is it possible to make a repeated idea look fresh? Does crunching entities give you a heartburn? There's only one way to find out!

HER [2013]

DATING DATA



2013, USA
Spike Jonze
9 // 10



Will a true Artificial Intelligence be capable of burning a toast? Does Stephen Hawking really need to be afraid of Skynet? Will you stop judging my crush on Cortana now? There's only one way to find out!

FROZEN [2013]

I LET IT GO


2013, USA
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
5 // 10

Did we trade 2D scripts for the 3D graphics? Do we really, really need songs in films? What was all that stupid hype about? There's only one way to find out!

UPSTREAM COLOR [2013]

MOVING (INSTAGRAM) PICTURES

2013, USA
Shane Carruth
5 // 10



Is gibberish the new black? Are indie filmmakers hipsters? What would the blue bacon taste like? There's only one way to find out!

THIS IS THE END [2013]

WHO IRONS THE IRONY?


2013, USA
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
2 // 10

Oh god, where do I even begin? Is Seth Rogen the new Adam Sandler? Was I drunk or unconscious when I added this disc to the rent list? There's only one way to find out!

THE WORLD'S END [2013]

TWIST THE MELON, MAN!


2013, UK
Edgar Wright
10 // 10

Can you make a sci-fi comedy about alien robots that is not a sci-fi comedy about alien robots at all? Is it possible to present the British pub culture without giving it Al Murray's face? Have I been waiting with my The Sisters of Mercy tattoo for too long? There's only one way to find out!

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS [2011]

FOR THE FRENCH-HEARTED
(but not for the French)

2011, USA
Woody Allen
8 // 10

Are we one step closer to an ultimate Paris romantic comedy? Is any of that Parisian fantasy actually real? Rhinoceros? There's only one way to find out!

PACIFIC RIM [2013]

NEON GENESIS JEAGERMEISTER


2013, USA
Guillermo del Toro
3 // 10




Does every film need a story? Is it a good idea to target a $190 million production exclusively at illiterate twelve year old boys? Could it possibly get any worse? There's only one way to find out!

THE GREEN HORNET [2011]

THE ADVENTURES OF STINGLESS AND BUZZLESS

2011, USA
Michel Gondry
4 // 10



Why? Why? Why? There's only one way to find out!

THE THREE MUSKETEERS [2011]

SHUT UP, PLANCHET




2011, Germany/France/U.K./USA
Paul W.S. Anderson
4 // 10

Are the airships the way forward? Should we keep on pushing steampunk style all the way back to the Middle Ages? Is keeping the characters alive killing the story? There's only one way to find out!

ELYSIUM [2013]

IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOUR MARXIST SLOGANS

2013, USA
Neill Blomkamp
7 // 10




Is Neill Blomkamp the Ken Loach of science fiction? Is Sharlto Copley going to play a Biker Mouse from Mars next? Missing the shrimp yet? There's only one way to find out!

DREDD [2012]

BETWEEN SLY AND A HARD-FACE


2012, USA
Pete Travis
7 // 10




Is it OK to let the realism creep into our comic-book heroes' film adaptations? Couldn't we at least once have a Dredd with a proper jaw? Am I secretly missing the codpiece? There's only one way to find out!