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!

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!

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!

BOCCACCIO '70 [1962]

Quattromerone


1962, Italy
Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica
7 // 10

If you have a four-course meal, do you rate the dinner or the dishes? Is acting really what we should remember young Sophia Loren for? What are the chances of milk adverts driving men insane? 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!

GATTACA [1997]

I'VE GOT YOU... UNDER MY SKIN


1997, USA
Andrew Niccol
8 // 10



Is genetic segregation worse than what we have already? Would genetically perfect Ethan Hawke still have wonky teeth? Do electric cars of the future have to be so noisy? There's only one way to find out!

SUCKER PUNCH [2011]

WOULD IT BE KNIFE AND FORK OR THE DESSERT SPOON, SIR?

2011, USA

Zack Snyder

7 // 10

Can you dance your way out of the nightmare? Is fantasy a good medium to talk about real problems? Dude, is this even, like, real or somethin'? There's only one way to find out!

INTOUCHABLES (Untouchable/The Intouchables) [2011]

DRIVING MONSIEUR POZZO DI BORGO

2011, France

Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache

9 // 10

Have the English lost their sense of humour altogether? How much do you need to know about ear-licking? Is Maserati Quattroporte a suitable replacement for a wheelchair? There's only one way to find out!