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Aquaman
11 Dec 2018
James Wan's contribution to the DC universe is a love letter to old school fantasy and adventure
Director James Wan, most famous for his contribution to modern horror with The Conjuring, Insidious and Saw, diverts into goofy adventure with this DC Comics adaptation. His origin story steers away from the dark and tedious prior output of the DC…
Mortal Engines
10 Dec 2018
Peter Jackson produces and co-writes this disappointing dystopian adventure
In the post-apocalyptic future of this cumbersome steampunk fantasy mobilised 'predator' cities 'ingest' smaller cities through gaping maws, stripping them of vitals with scant regard for their human populations. Adapted from the first of four young…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
10 Dec 2018
Exhilarating, imaginative animation co-written by The Lego Movie's Phil Lord
Before you groan 'not another Spider-Man', this exhilarating animated adventure is different. Really different. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse dispenses with that same old origin story that has seen Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland play…
An Elephant Sitting Still
10 Dec 2018
Epic and intense Chinese drama from the late Hu Bo
This epic and mesmerising Chinese film depicts society as a selfish and poisonous wasteland in its pursuit of materialistic wealth. It asks the viewer to spend dawn to dusk with four citizens who have been discarded in some way due to economic…
Free Solo
10 Dec 2018
Insightful and exhilarating documentary following rock climber Alex Honnold
Opening with the dizzying aerial image of climber Alex Honnold perched perilously on a seemingly sheer cliff face, high above the ground, Free Solo is visually spectacular from the outset. Perhaps more awesome than the soaring natural habitat in which…