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

It seems Hollywood is not a fan of the investment financial system this year as Money Monster follows January's particularly scathing The Big Short. Jodie Foster's thriller is of a slightly different tack to McKay's true-life drama. Money Monster focuses on Jack O'Connell's Kyle Budwell, who holds up a TV show offering financial advice because taking a tip from it lost him his life savings. This you know from the trailer and don't be alarmed as Foster gets straight to it and

Despite the relatively muted and mixed reception, I'd say X-Men: Apocalypse is very much in the 2016 superhero movie war. The final piece in the best superhero franchise since Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, Apocalypse moves events to the 80's with the, now pretty much complete, X-Men team facing off against their fiercest adversary: the original mutant. I've always leaned more towards the X-Men than the Avengers in personal preference due to the slightly more graphic-novel (rat

You cannot get more 80's than Richard Linklater's latest Everybody Wants Some!! (exclamation marks included as an homage to the titular Van Halen song.) If someone told you going in that this had come from the decade you wouldn't think twice. Very similar to the Director's earlier Dazed and Confused, this focuses on a freshman baseball player arriving at college and spending three days with his new teammates before term begins. The setup is simple but the characters are brill

The Jungle Book is easily the best live-action remake by Disney following on from the relatively lacklustre (and a little dull) Cinderella. This takes everyone's favourite singalong which, let's be fair, no one thought should be touched and turns it into a visually incredible, pumping thrill-ride. I cannot give enough superlatives to the sumptuous visuals here. This is a photo-realistic world that is a joy to behold and, whisper it, may be on a par with Avatar as far as CGI w

And so it is Captain America: Civil War that triumphs in the Marvel vs. DC 'versus' movie battle. Not a huge surprise considering Marvel have had 12 films to set this one up but a satisfying victory for them nonetheless and one which leaves DC under a lot of pressure to supe up (pun intended) The Justice League. This is as much 'Captain America 3' as it is 'Avengers 2.5' and our focus is on Mr Rogers for the duration. This may be a 'civil war' but Marvel just veer on the side