Christian Bale
The Pale Blue Eye: Gillian Anderson, Timothy Spall join Christian Bale in Netflix thriller
December 3, 2021 | James R
Netflix isn’t messing around with its new film The Pale Blue Eye, assembling a seriously star-studded cast for the project.
The streamer picked up the thriller for $55 million earlier this year, with Christian Bale attached. It is directed by … 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 | James R
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
