Thirteen years after The Office bowed out with its masterful Christmas special double-header it still stands as possibly the finest sitcom to ever grace our screens (with only Peep Show standing on the top of the podium with it.) Part of its genius was leaving us wanting more and Ricky Gervais has finally relented, bringing back his most celebrated creation in David Brent: Life on the Road. It's well known that, incredible as his track record is on the small screen (Extras, D

The Purge: Election Year is another triumph for what could be a really long-running series. Let's ignore the obvious contrivances and plot holes with the overall idea (and pray for the long-rumoured prequel film about the Purge's genesis) as it's a freaking brilliant premise for a movie. All crime is legal for one terrifying night a year. It's difficult to argue with that. Like the brilliant 'Anarchy' before it, we start here with some disparate story arcs and characters who

Suicide Squad: touted as the film of the summer before being slammed as the worst superhero film ever by mainstream reviewers. The truth? It's neither of these things. A note to the fans first of all: go and see it. It's an enjoyable treat and, finally, a chance to see these characters on the cinema screen for the first time and done properly, in the most part, as well. It's better than the reviews suggest but, and here's the kick in the teeth, it's another missed opportunity

A Pixar sequel (Toy Story exempt) is often cause for concern. As much as they've never strayed too far from quality, their follow-on films tend to lean more towards marketability than anything else. Perhaps it's because they're so damn good at introducing characters, or maybe because their standalone films are always so beautifully rounded off. I'm pleased to say that Finding Dory is an exception to the rule and is a wonderful sequel to Finding Nemo (a whole 13 years after!)

Matt Damon returns in the, imaginatively titled, Jason Bourne. Jeremy Renner-starring The Bourne Legacy firmly behind them (no silly blue and green pills here, although a Renner-helmed Bourne follow-up is reportedly in the works) Damon reunites with Paul Greengrass to reform the Bourne dream-team. Once again, this latest instalment absolutely slays all post-Casino Royale Daniel Craig Bonds and exposes them for the archaic, stuck-in-the-muds that they are. Bourne's gritty real

The Legend of Tarzan, much like The Jungle Book before it, is another modernisation of a literary classic made more famous by Disney and featuring, at its core, a character raised in the jungle. The comparison extends further as both feature amazing CGI visuals and have made significant moolah at the box office. Unfortunately for Tarzan the comparison doesn't flatter it too much as its competitor trumps it in every conceivable way. The issue with this movie is just that there

So, shock horror! Of course Ghostbusters works with a female cast. The fact that this was the cause of so much furore is, frankly, ridiculous and easily the best thing about this new re-imagining is the casual comments Kristen Wiig et al make to the haters ("Ain't no bitches gonna hunt no ghosts.") Having said this, and much like Now You See Me 2 which I reviewed recently, this smacks of a film that just didn't need to be made and didn't have too much hope of reaching the ori

Unnecessary but welcome sequel time and Now You See Me 2 is finally out in cinemas after what feels like a long wait. This sequel follows the exploits of the Four (well, Five, but whisper it if you've not seen the first) Horsemen as they re-emerge from hiding to do more magical things in service of the unexplainable 'Eye' and trying to stay one step ahead of Daniel Radcliffe's mysterious (he also faked his own death) megalomaniac. Radcliffe is great and brilliantly, very inte

Another great six months for music so I thought I'd follow in the footsteps of a few publications and post a 'best of the year so far' so...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is, like its predecessor, better than it has any right to be. The superhero boom has been good for something, it seems, as it raises these younger-targeted franchises in quality. Having said that, we reviewed the first as an enjoyable romp stealing not-a-little from Spider-Man plot-wise. This sequel is, quite simply, an enjoyable romp stealing not-a-little from The Avengers. The ending is almost carbon-copy, just with less want

Alice Through The Looking Glass might just be Tim Burton's craziest film yet and that's quite a claim. Producing, not directing, this follow-on from the surprisingly massively successful, but not universally loved, first adaptation this continues Alice's adventures in Wonderland (Underland? I'm confused.) This is like a little vignette compared to the first and, actually, works very well as a completely standalone film with a succinct and wrapped-up story. Burton's trademark

I'm not in the best position to give a rounded judgement on Warcraft: The Beginning having no knowledge whatsoever of the games or being the biggest fan of this kind of high-fantasy. However, I can write a review from the perspective of a newcomer seeing the film based on the brilliant trailer and promise of a new franchise and this is where the vast majority of viewers will be coming from. Unfortunately, it disappoints in this regard. This doesn't come close to the likes of