Saturday, February 25

Hidden Figures

Director: Theodore Melfi

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340

Review: Informative and entertaining in equal measure with a good handle on what it wants to say and strong characters all round.

Watch it if: You enjoy a lively, feel-good movie that still takes its subject matter seriously.

And if you liked: An Adventure in Space and Time, Selma, Forrest Gump

Wednesday, February 15

Inferno

Director: Ron Howard

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3062096

Review: A fairly exhausting ramble that doesn't resolve its mysteries and underwhelms with its turns.

Watch it if: You genuinely feel the need to?

And if you liked: The Da Vinci Code, Now You See Me 2, Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Check this out: Inferno

Sunday, February 12

The LEGO Batman Movie

Director: Chris McKay

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4116284

Review: Jam packed with gags with a breakneck pace and an anything-goes tone that demands a refreshingly huge smile.

Watch it if: You're interested in something that has more laughs during its opening logos than many comedies manage in their entire runtime.

And if you liked: The Lego Movie, Batman: The Movie, Deadpool

Saturday, February 11

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2592614

Review: Never gets boring but collapses in on itself in a mess of flat characters, incomprehensible action and dark sludgy cinematography.

Watch it if: You don't get motion sickness headaches too easily.

And if you liked: Resident Evil, Terminator Genisys, Mad Max

Thursday, February 9

John Wick: Chapter 2

Director: Chad Stahelski

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425200

Review: Builds on its predecessor well with some creative action and fun additions to the mythology.

Watch it if: You enjoy brutal, spectacle action.

And if you liked: John Wick, The Raid, Crank