Tony Stamp

Story-wise it ain’t much, but it’s all just an excuse to watch celebrities squirm.

Although, like many Netflix offerings, it can feel inconsequential.

Apart from a few interesting wrinkles, this finale is business as usual

“You’re watching a man fall apart, but jeez, what a doofus.”

“She’s such a formidable artist.”

This second instalment leans even further into the silliness.

A lot of people die, and you may chuckle a bit along the way.

It’s downright weird.

James Wan throws everything at the wall.

Engrossing, thought-provoking, and well worth your time.

This isn’t arthouse fare. It’s a broad crowd-pleaser.

The music swells, the actors emote, but you won’t feel a thing.

The problems start from scene one, writes Tony Stamp.

An attempt to marry a crime thriller with an ensemble comedy, it succeeds mainly due to a pleasantly convoluted script by Mark Perez.

While the parallels Del Toro is drawing will be too clunky for some, the film’s huge heart and good intentions are always on display.

The Commuter doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it’s a solid enough thriller, writes Tony Stamp.

It’s a fairly pleasant little excursion, albeit as inconsequential as a puff of (campfire) smoke.

Tony Stamp reviews Takashi “Miike’s lovingly crafted tableaus of severed limbs and blood splatter.”

‘Groundhog Day meets Halloween’ is an interesting pitch, and to its credit the movie keeps the plot relatively twisty.

Denis Villeneuve is some kind of cinematic magician. He bounces between genres, masters them all, and has now resurrected a 35-year-old classic and made it his own. It’s like he soaked in the essence of Blade Runner and channelled it into this new story, which continues the original’s themes regarding sentience, expands on them, then […]

Sofia Coppola’s Civil War drama sees an injured Union soldier played by Colin Farrell at the mercy of Nicole Kidman and the inhabitants of her boarding school. It’s fertile ground for a modern-minded bodice-ripper, and the psychological dance between Farrell and the various women (and girls), is quietly thrilling. The Beguiled is Coppola’s most accessible […]