Revenge is a concept that cinema has been interested in for the longest time – I recently spoke at length about the revenge thriller in my review for Lady Snowblood. These are normally films that have a bilateral purpose – they prove to be action-packed thrillers, as well as fascinating character pieces, and they continue…

David Kim (John Cho) is an ordinary man living in San Jose with his daughter, Margot (Michelle La), the archetypal teenage girl who loves her friends and is constantly frustrated with her father, who has raised her single-handedly since the death of her mother and David’s wife. However, when Margot doesn’t return home one evening,…

Nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see in Gone Girl. I was expecting a conventionally good thriller. I was not expecting a twisted, macabre and terrifying tale of the dangers that lurk in the minds of the most normal people. Simply described, it is about Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) whose…

As an actor, there was one thing Robin Williams excelled at – he could effortlessly do broad, hilarious comedy or do the complete opposite and become an intense dramatic actor. His work in One Hour Photo is probably his best dramatic work, and proves that Robin Williams is much more than a comedian – he…