Well put-together and with an accomplished and polished look, the film is more than competently constructed, but it is sometimes lacking a certain spark that was so pronounced in Catching Fire, says Harrison Abbott.
Well and truly sunk by a clearly muddled style, and then raised exponentially by a world-beating lead performance, Get On Up stands as one of the most divided films of the year, says Ben Robins.
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This week’s round-up sees the release of Horrible Bosses 2 and Paddington, as well as rereleases of both Frozen and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Whilst Interstellar seem to ask enough of their audience in terms of plot complexity, dialogue so plainly expresses the film’s semantic intentions that it becomes condescending, says Joseph Henderson.
Nightcrawler is an intelligent, pitch perfect examination of moral complications underlying Western culture’s capitalist desires, says Joseph Henderson.
This week, Union Films begins its run of 16 showings of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the first of which is at midnight on the day of its premiere release.
This week sees the release of the highly anticipated The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 as well as a Hilary Swank-starring western drama.
Despite doing very little to go above and its genre of coming of age (sort of) dramedy, Say When gets by on an effective feel-good vibe and a great cast.
With performances from a host of Mike Leigh favourites including Timothy Spall and Lesley Manville, the story of the great artist, Turner, is here brought to life as an exquisite piece of film-making.
This week sees the likes of The Expendables 3 and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For hit the Union Films’ screen, as well as some free screenings in association with RAG.
This week’s round-up features The Drop, starring Tom Hardy, as well as the highly-acclaimed The Imitation Game.
Explosive, Emotive and Engaging, Danny Boyle’s stage adaptation of the legendary tale of Frankenstein and his creature, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller is a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ opportunity that is truly spectacular.
This week at Union Films you can see blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, a free showing of 2009’s Up, plus some films that are part of Southampton Film Week.