When Marnie Was There
"Our enjoyment of the film is not marred by frustration at the complexity of the story’s many layers. Instead, it's enhanced..." [...]
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
"... whilst watching it’s just about enough to keep you moderately interested, but as soon as the credits role, the air of pointlessness lingers." [...]
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
"'The Huntsman: Winter's War' is that worst of sequels that fails to stand on its own merit, shackled to its predecessor yet branded by the absence of what made the previous film tolerable." [...]
How Hollywood Killed the Young Adult Fantasy Genre
"While four years ago the sub-genre was all the rage in Hollywood, it’s experienced an unprecedented fall from grace." [...]
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
"While Five Armies probably won’t win anyone over who is still complaining about breaking the book in three, it is nonetheless the masterstroke of this trilogy." [...]