Fantasy 2016
Don’t take a ride with Passengers
Stupid, unintentionally creepy sci-fi flick will make you want to bang your head against a wall Read more
Assassin’s Creed goes from bestselling video game to godawful movie
This dull, grey, ugly film is drained of all life – and fun Read more
Nine Lives is a glorified series of YouTube videos
Kevin Spacey as a cat gets predictable laughs, but Christopher Walken and Jennifer Garner are purr-fectly watchable Read more
>>> Star Trek Beyond boldly captures spirit of original series
Justin Lin's sci-fi actioner, dedicated to the late Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin, works best as ensemble piece Read more
No Stranger Than Love gets no love from us
Indie Toronto feature starring Alison Brie and Colin Hanks is one of the worst films of the year Read more
Warcraft delivers lots of war, not much craft
Video game adaptation is a gargantuan enterprise but ends up feeling like third-rate Tolkien Read more
Tale Of Tales – beautiful but leaden
Garrone’s got lots of vision but zero skill with actors Read more
Alice Through The Looking Glass: this mirror is broken
This follow-up to the 2010 movie is as dull, joyless and as pointlessly complicated as the Star Wars prequels Read more
70s cult classic Belladonna Of Sadness includes torture, desire and a penis creature
Eiichi Yamamoto's midnight movie fave brings psychedelic sexploitation to the Royal Read more
>>> Captain America: Civil War destroys Batman V Superman
Avengers sequel hits the same plot points as BVS, but does it with intelligence, consideration and a sense of humour Read more
It’s a Jungle out there
When Disney animated films get the realistic treatment, the results are bloody uneven Read more
Absolutely nothing good about Absolutely Anything
Story about a teacher inspired by aliens is just alienating Read more
>>> The Little Prince
The Little Prince will satisfy lovers of Saint-Exupéry’s kids’ classic Read more
