Whalefall

One year on from his father’s suicide, Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) descends into the waters where his father was last seen. His efforts to find him are interrupted when he is swallowed by a sperm whale, leaving him in a fight for survival. Whalefall, adapted from Daniel Kraus’s popular novel by writer/director Brian Duffield, is … Continue reading Whalefall

Verity

When world-famous author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) is incapacitated by a car accident, her husband and publishers decide to keep the incident a secret and hire the unknown author Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) to complete her book series. Initially, Lowen baulks at the idea of writing someone else’s novels, but the pleas from her husband, … Continue reading Verity

Tuner

Niki (Leo Woodall) works as a piano tuner for his mentor and friend Harry (Dustin Hoffman), so when Harry suffers a health crisis that he cannot pay for, Niki uses his hearing disorder for nefarious means as a safe cracker to fund his treatment. I want to say upfront that Tuner is a cracking film … Continue reading Tuner

The Rip

Following the murder of their Captain, a team of Miami cops are thrown further into turmoil when they discover millions of dollars of cartel money in a house. Can they trust each other? Is one of their number accountable for their leader’s murder? And should they just take the money for themselves?  I had high … Continue reading The Rip

Apex

Following a catastrophic loss in the mountains of Norway, extreme sports fanatic Sasha (Charlize Theron) heads to Australia to taste the white water rapids there and complete a personal task to lay the memories of Norway to rest. However, one local has other ideas in mind as he decides that Sasha is a perfect target … Continue reading Apex