Acclaimed director Zhang Yimou’s The Great Wall lacks any real substance, but it does compensate with some stunning visuals and exciting action sequences.
The Bad Batch features a cool cast that includes Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, Jim Carrey and introduces Suki Waterhouse.
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the big screen since his last effort in the poorly received Terminator Genisys (2015), in what could be a return to form.
With only just under four years since the Boston City marathon bombings, one would think that a movie based on the events would be considered ‘too soon’, but it’s safe to say that Patriots Day delivers a heartfelt and gut wrenching depiction of actual events, without a hint of exploitation.
M. Night Shyamalan impresses twenty-three fold with the continuation of his new wave in dark comedy thrillers in this year’s Split.
Throughout their life an equilibrium had been maintained between Beverly and Elliot Mantle (Jeremy Irons), identical twins who work as gynaecologists. Specialising in female fertility, the charming and more charismatic of the duo — Elliot — seduces members of their clientele, sleeps with them and then passes them on to his shy, sensitive other half — Beverly, without any of the women realising the change.
Without further ado, here are the Janks Reviews Crew’s favourite films of 2016. We’re not saying these are the best films of 2016, just our favourites.
Dane DeHaan stars in this upcoming psychological thriller from the director of the Pirates of the Caribbean, Gore Verbinski.
The first official trailer for the Australian film Jasper Jones has been released today, starring Levi Miller, Aaron L. McGrath and Angourie Rice.
Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and John Boyega star in the upcoming techno-thriller The Circle, based on the novel by Dave Eggers.
The Belko Experiment is the brainchild of Australian director Greg McLean and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn.
The stylish first trailer for the upcoming thriller film Detour has been released, starring young up-and-comer Tye Sheridan.
Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Abbie Cornish star in this crime-thriller that looks like it has potential, but will likely fail to meet it.
The Age of Shadows is both fun and depressing; a mixed-genre film that dramatises a tale of South Korea’s darkest times and is everything it sets out to be.
Our Father is an entertaining, but somewhat trite crime film that reveals what can happen when a morally resolute individual gets in over their head.
Flight Crew is a Russian disaster film that has you thinking you’ve seen this all before – until the final act, leaving you pleasantly satisfied in the end.
