NEW THIS WEEK
The acclaimed latest
entry in the X-Men film series, Logan, sees Hugh Jackman return for
one final bout as the heroic Wolverine. Set in a dystopian future void of
Mutants, this brutal, gritty thriller follows the man who once was Wolverine as
he is reluctantly forced to protect his former mentor (Patrick Stewart) and the
young girl who may be key to saving humanity.
We Said: “If this is truly Jackman's final time as
Wolverine, he's chosen the movie that will help him go out on top. Logan
is the best superhero movie since Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight Trilogy',
which it shares a great deal in common with. In a way it's sad to see Jackman
go just as the character's full potential has finally been realized. But then
one of the great things about Logan is that it is free to be what it is without
concern for anything else. And isn't
being free to be an individual what the X-Men are all about?” Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Writer/Director Jordan
Peele’s debut feature tells the story of a young black man’s anxiety over
meeting his white girlfriend’s family through the filter of psychological
horror. This acclaimed social satire thriller breaks new ground for both its
previously comedic creative driving force, and the horror genre as a whole.
We Said: “What unfolds in Get Out is best left to
be experienced, but the film goes in directions that are both familiar and
surprising. Peele embraces genre only when it serves the story and discards it
at every other turn. This is a confident effort packed with scares and
uncomfortable social commentary about race, power, and control. If Peele can
continue to balance his critiques in other genres as skillfully as he does in Get
Out, then we have a lot to look forward to. ” Rating: 4 out of
5
Matt Damon stars in this new fantasy epic an
ancient warrior imprisoned within the Great Wall of China, who discovers the
key to defending the nation from the oncoming invasion of beasts and monsters.
We Said: “The Great Wall isn't great cinema
but it's a beautiful, well-made, adventurous monster movie that could be
American audiences' gateway to even better Chinese epics. It deserves to be
judged on the merits not on someone else's preconceived notions based on a
trailer. The best thing about The
Great Wall is that it feels like a true partnership between the East
and the West, of which there will be many more to come.” Rating: 3 out
of 5
