Christian Bale
The Pale Blue Eye: Netflix picks up Christian Bale thriller
March 8, 2021 | Staff Reporter
Netflix has picked up The Pale Blue Eye, a new thriller starring Christian Bale.
The film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Louis Bayard, is directed by Scott Cooper, who previously worked with Bale on … Read More
VOD film review: The Prestige
September 3, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Christopher Nolan’s theatrical tale of illusion and deception is a compelling character study.Read More
VOD film review: Le Mans ’66
April 19, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Top turns from Bale and Damon make this slick, fast-paced drama a rollicking ride whether you’re a racing fan or not.Read More
VOD film review: Vice
June 17, 2019 | Ivan Radford
Christian Bale and Amy Adams are superb in Adam McKay’s uneven but entertaining Dick Cheney takedown.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
November 29, 2018 | Ivan Radford
Andy Serkis’ impressive but uneven adaptation of The Jungle Book struggles to find its own identity amid the darkness.Read More
VOD film review: Batman Begins
September 6, 2018 | Ivan Radford
Christopher Nolan’s dark, gritty revival of Batman is a character-driven spectacle that dares to stay grounded.Read More
VOD film review: Knight of Cups
August 15, 2016 | Simon Kinnear
Assembled with obvious care, but to little explicable purpose, this pompous film amounts to a very expensive game of “Where’s Wally?”Read More
VOD film review: Terminator Salvation
July 23, 2016 | Staff Reporter
McG’s soulless Terminator sequel has lots of brawn but little depth.Read More
VOD film review: The Big Short
May 16, 2016 | Ivan Radford
The Big Short is a patronising, awkward and uneven comedy about the financial crisis. And, against all the odds, that’s a good thing.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Fighter
January 20, 2015 | Ivan Radford
A knock-out cast give The Fighter’s conventional script a wallop of compassion. Read More
