This follow-up to M. Night Shyamalan’s super-hero homage Unbreakable rolls Split into the mix to come up with this colourful trilogy conclusion. It follows hero and train wreck survivor David Dunn, his arch-nemesis, the frail-boned Elijah Price, and 24-personality women-abductor Kevin Crumb as they’re all sent for treatment at a psychiatric facility. As Dunn and…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic, On The Basis Of Sex, is a stellar crowd-pleaser with winning performances. Though it doesn’t offer anything new to discerning filmgoers, the chance to see Felicity Jones own the screen is worth the admission alone. Jones — an Oscar nominee for The Theory Of Everything and the star of Star Wars…

Parker & the Picture Shows By Jordan Parker Nicole Kidman’s crooked, crumbling demeanour in new crime drama Destroyer is so visceral —  so moving — that she releases herself upon the world like never before. As run-down, tortured detective Erin Bell, the only thing that haunts Kidman’s character more than her past is her inability…

This 18th century film about a queen who manipulates the emotions and loyalty of two female subjects is one of the most savagely funny films of the year. Queen Anne, rendered ill, counts on Lady Sarah to help govern the country and make decisions. But their relationship is fractured when young servant Abigail comes on…

Keanu Reeves vehicle Replicas is the first outright terrible film of 2019. It is so bad, in fact, that it fails to capitalize on any of the new-found good will Reeves had bought back with the John Wick series. He isn’t acting here: Reeves is a cardboard cut-out of a scientist who must replicate his…

Aquaman is one of the most visually breathtaking, entertaining films of the year. But it’s also the most cheesy, B-movie style actioner, and requires an almost inhuman suspension of disbelief. From the knowing winks, a constantly-shirtless hero in Jason Momoa, and one-liners even worse than dad jokes, Aquaman isn’t subtle by any stretch. But it…

Another year, another remake of a classic foreign film. This time, it’s The Intouchables, a French film that ranks as one of my unequivocal favourites. For myself, that film was untouchable, and yet here we are, with The Upside, a hijinks-laden flick about a quadriplegic and his ex-con caretaker. The original, from directors Olivier Nakache…

From the moment recovering addict Ben comes home for Christmas, his family home is thrown into disarray. Mastering the chaos is his assertive mother Holly (Julia Roberts), who goes head-to-head with her hard-line husband to give Ben a reprieve from his Sober Living facility, if only for Christmas day. The whole family worries about Ben’s…

From the director who brought you hard-hitting cinema like Step Brothers and Talladega Nights comes one of the most gripping, tenacious films of the year. Adam McKay, whose career trajectory changed with searing financial satire The Big Short, follows up with this sure Oscar contender. This film about the life of Dick Cheney, who weasled…

From the prolific director of Forrest Gump and Oscar-nominee Steve Carell comes the most misguided, egregious misfire of the year. This is a true story about a man — stricken with PTSD after a hate crime against him — who finds solace, love and hope in the world he creates with Marwen. Mark Hogancamp, famous…