ABRIDGED REVIEWS

Like an appetizer to a main course, Abridged Reviews are the short and concise analysis for those not inclined to the elaborate ranting of the Rambling Reviews. Like all good film trailers, they are only the best bits at one hundred words a piece. Enjoy.

 

• A CURE FOR WELLNESS - ...a dark and trippy horror...
• A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT - ...an atmospheric, mesmerizing debut...
• ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE - ...a decent return of a classic...
• AMERICAN HONEY - ...a dreamy and enchanting road movie...
• ARRIVAL - ...patient and thought-provoking...
• ATOMIC BLONDE - ...the greatest action star on the planet...
• BABY DRIVER - ...a film unlike any we’ve seen before...
• BAD NEIGHBOURS 2 - ...still never less than entertaining...
• BLACK PANTHER - ...an unequivocal triumph...
• BLADE RUNNER 2049 - ...a rare sequel...
• BLAIR WITCH - ...a good effort at reigniting a lost franchise...
• BREATHE [RESPIRE] - ...a patient and deliberate French drama...
• BRIDGET JONES’S BABY - ...a surprisingly welcome addition...
• CAPTAIN FANTASTIC - ...the cast are great...
• CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE - …better than it has any right to be…
• COLOSSAL - ...a brilliant concept...
• CONCUSSION - ...a watered down biopic ...
• DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD - ...entertaining and entirely unnecessary...
• DEADPOOL - ...relentlessly enjoyable...
• DIRTY GRANDPA - ...a desperate mess of a film...
• DOCTOR STRANGE - ...a refreshing change...
• DON’T BREATHE - ...a disturbing, ingeniously crafted spine chiller...
• EDDIE THE EAGLE - ...a typically crowd-pleasing biopic...
• EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! - …just a good time all round…
• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM - ...deftly passes the test...
• FIST FIGHT - ...easy, ridiculous and funny...
• FREEHELD - ...too much like a made-for-TV special...
• GET OUT - …the slow build-up is incredible…
• GOON - ...subtly heartwarming...
• GRANDMA - ...both funny and poignant...
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 - ...clearly more fun than most...
• HAPPY DEATH DAY - ...unabashed B-grade fun...
• HIDDEN FIGURES - ...unashamedly uplifting and inspiring...
• HIGH-RISE - …thought provoking and discomforting…
• HOME AGAIN - ...shiny, forgettable pap...
• HOW TO BE SINGLE - ...this is surprisingly worthwhile...
• HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE - ...Waititi's best yet...
• IMPERIUM - …watchable and thought-provoking drama…
• IN A WORLD… - ...a genuinely charming directing debut...
• INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE - …unfortunately too easily forgettable…
• INHERENT VICE - ...a charmingly haphazard offering...
• IT - ...undeniably better than its predecessor...
• JANE GOT A GUN - ...stumbles under the weight of its own troubled production...
• JUSTICE LEAGUE - ...can’t help but feel forced...
• KEANU - ...the premise is simple but hilarious...
• KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES - ...an otherwise average release...
• KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE - ...a frustrating waste...
• KONG: SKULL ISLAND - ...the King is the undoubted star...
• LA LA LAND - ...a genuinely wondrous cinema experience...
• LIGHTS OUT - …genuinely terrifying set pieces…