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Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) Review – India’s Rawest Crime Saga, Both Parts as One Film
Our Rating: ★★★★★ 9/10 A quick clarification before anything else, because it shapes this entire Gangs of Wasseypur review: this…
★ LATEST REVIEWS
Read MoreGangs of Wasseypur (2012) Review – India’s Rawest Crime Saga, Both Parts as One Film
Inception (2010) Review – The Heist That Happens Inside a Dream
Our Rating: ★★★★★ 9/10 In the summer of 2010, audiences walked into cinemas expecting a clever action film and walked…
Titanic (1997) Review – The Romance That Still Rules the Ocean
Our Rating: ★★★★★ 9/10 Some films become hits. A very small number become part of how a generation remembers falling…
The Blue Elephant (2014) Review – Egypt’s Boldest Psychological Thriller
Our Rating: ★★★★☆ 8.5/10 Egyptian popular cinema was not supposed to make films like this. For years the safe commercial…
The Yacoubian Building (2006) Review – A Whole Country Under One Cairo Roof
Our Rating: ★★★★☆ 8/10 A great city film finds a single place that can contain the whole society, and then…
Crocodile Dundee (1986) Review – The Outback Charmer That Conquered the World
Our Rating: ★★★★☆ 7.5/10 Some films are hits, and some films are weather events. Crocodile Dundee was the second kind.…
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Review – The Greatest Action Chase Ever Filmed
Our Rating: ★★★★★ 9.5/10 There is a moment about twenty minutes into Mad Max: Fury Road when you realise the…
Pee Mak (2013) Review – Thailand’s Biggest Hit Is a Ghost Story With a Heart
Our Rating: ★★★★☆ 7.5/10 Every Thai audience already knew how this story ends. The legend of Mae Nak Phra Khanong…
Bad Genius (2017) Review – The Exam-Cheating Heist That Outsmarted Everyone
Our Rating: ★★★★☆ 8.5/10 Every heist film needs three things: an impossible target, a crew with complementary skills, and a…
The Raid 2 (2014) Review – Bigger, Bloodier and More Ambitious in Every Direction
Our Rating: ★★★★☆ 8.5/10 Where could a sequel to The Raid possibly go? The first film used up its entire…