What makes “Loving” such a refreshing and enthralling viewing is that it does not magnify the participants for the sake of the tale to tell a Hollywood version of their trial and its enduring contribution to race relations and civil rights in the U.S.A. Nichols creates a beautifully dignified portrait of people whose ethics and good nature speak more volumes than any kind of extrapolation.

“The Pledge,” directed by Oscar winning actor Sean Penn, is a devastating portrait of an ageing detective who makes a promise to bring justice to a child murderer. It’s  “one last ride” for our leading character Jerry Black (Nicholson), until he abandons the case and retires. It examines a man trying to relinquish his deduction instincts in exchange for a slippery grip on a ‘normal’ life.

"Ghost in the Shell” melted minds in ’95. The questions of what a soul faced with an upgradable body went on to influence the film that ultimately eclipsed it; “The Matrix.” The Wachowski’s synthesised cyber-punk and explored technological symbiosis in an epic - and one could argue - genre defining way.

"Chavlier" is a time bomb of a film, that doesn’t really hit you until the countdown timer runs out as the credits roll.

I’ve come to coin the phrase “auto-redundancy,” to describe the entire genre. However, “Snowtown”  director Justin Kurzel has re-teamed with his “Macbeth” star Michael Fassbender for Assassin’s Creed; a property that in concept alone fins a way into the lure of inhabiting another powerful person

 Welcome to "Dance Academy" the critically acclaimed children's T.V show that's finding new life and new stories and all new stakes for the characters Tara, Kat, Abigail, Christian, Ben and Ollie as young adults.

"Life" does everything you want a space movie to do and for the most part is smart as hell... except when a scientist briefly tickle taunts an alien. 

As Edward Norton’s Narrator from “Fight Club” is being embraced by Meatloaf’s Robert “Bob” Paulson, a sufferer of testicular cancer with ‘bitch tits,’ the voice over says following: “And that was where I fit...between those huge sweating tits that hung enormous…” That masculine and yet tender bosom is what it feels like when you’re an ultra Batman fan watching “The Lego Batman Movie.”  

“Kong: Skull Island” is big action film, with big ideas with a deep ensemble that becomes something more than big dumb fun.

His former partner Marcus Skidmore (Tony Cox) is released from prison and wants to pull together the old crew to refresh the old scheme; this time adding Willie’s mother Sunny Soke (Kathy Bates) into the mix. It’s fitting that the star of “Misery” is here for the torture that follows.

“Project Eden Vol. 1” ends with a cliff-hanger that entices but it’s hard to say whether it’s earned. To paraphrase Rudyard Kipling; hopefully what they dreamt up, has not made them its master because it only leaves a triumph or disaster. 

“A Few Less Men” is a farce, and makes no pretence about it.

“Moana” brings us a non-traditional Disney Princess that’s unique, long overdue and feels right at home. 

“Logan” synthesises comic book characters into the real world in a way that’s only been reached in what Roger Ebert called the “engrossing tragedy” of the “The Dark Knight.”

“Hidden Figures” is a rousing story of unsung heroism adapted with the mass appeal of a colouring book.

The “f*ck you” of your teens and twenties is finite. “T2 Trainspotting” tackles the malaise of your 30s and beyond.

“Kubo and the Two Strings” is a profound piece of poetry and empathy. Not all foes need to be vanquished; some need to be embraced.

Cameraperson” is a movie memoir, of sorts, from long time cinematographer Kirsten Johnson (KJ).  Although you may imagine that life for a cameraperson is somewhat obscured by the vision of those they collaborate with; KJ finds herself as the witness to beauty and tranquillity in places shrouded in dark historical moments.

“Inferno” is a movie that satisfies like a single serve airline meal. The pulp globe-trotting mystery doesn’t have nutritional value, the rich taste of a restaurant dish, or the care of something home cooked; it’s purpose built to fill a void quickly and induce a mild vegetative state.