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!

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!

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!

IRON MAN 3 [2013]

I MAY NEED TO STOP HAVING EXPECTATIONS

2013, USA
Shane Black
6 // 10



Is Iron Man ready for Christopher Nolan's reboot? Will Iron Man 4 feature zombie suits? Is it time to shift attention to DC Universe now? There's only one way to find out!