Avengers: Age of Ultron
"You still think you're the only monster in the team?" Natasha Romanoff (Scarlet Johansson) to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) Is it just me, or is AVENGERS 'Age of Ultron' a little too close in places to the bland 'Bayhem' of TRANSFORMERS 'Age of Extinction'? As director Michael Bay has his own brand of noisy chaos, fellow helmer Joss Whedon has entered the same territory: 'Whedaggedon'. From the joyous jaw-dropping set-pieces of THE AVENGERS, this sequel is a disappointment whichever way you look at it. Never too boring thanks to the charisma of the leads, AGE OF ULTRON also never gets the pulse racing. Even acolytes of the director, 'Whedonites', including oneself to a large degree, can't but feel a little bereft at his latest movie and awful TV show, 'Agents of Shield'. Come on Mr. W, you must try harder. [To read more, click here.] |
The Tribe
No dialogue. No narration. No subtitles. Set in a Ukrainian boarding school for the deaf, THE TRIBE is as brutal and explicit as it is original. Such a maverick work, in fact, challenges BOYHOOD as the best film of 2014. Feature film debut by writer-director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, who emerges fully formed from the cinematic womb, is a helmer to watch. Hiring a talented cast, the filmmaking team have fashioned a scolding cauldron; a baptism of fire coming-of-age story that sears itself into the mind. [To read more, click here.] |