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Sicario 2 pushes the boundaries of what an action film can be, but never quite hits the mark it sets for itself.
Marvel, move over. I Kill Giants is a comic book movie for people who don't like comic book movies.
Greta Gerwig's debut is an irreverent, charming coming-of-age story that will have you calling your parents as soon as the credits roll.
Warwick Thornton's Outback Western is a brilliant demonstration of how important it is to have representation in film.
Studio Ghibli protege Hiromasa Yonebayashi stumbles with his first film at his new company.
FBi's resident film buff James Ross talks Star Wars and blockbuster film-making in the modern era.
Supernatural revenge and absurdist humour go hand in hand in this modern retelling of a Greek myth. It's super weird, but strangely rewarding.
Kathryn Bigelow's visceral portrayal of the 1976 Detroit riots is a pointed exploration of race relations in the U.S.
Ali's Wedding is like The Castle for the 21st Century. It's fun, idiosyncratic, and has a tonne of heart. This one's going straight to the pool room.
Marvel's reboot firmly embeds Spider-man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, without losing it's Spider-identity.
The terrifying new feature from Aussie director Ben Young is everything James Ross doesn't want in a film. That might be why genuine horror fans are loving it..
You can't stop the music in this irreverent sequel. Once again, the Guardians of the Galaxy deliver the goods.
At the height of the controversy around Trump's immigration ban, Asgar Farhadi has released a film that is everything Trump isn't - quiet, complex, and thoughtful. James Ross reviews the 2017 Best Foreign Language Oscar.
Martin Scorsese's ode to Japanese cinema is a quiet contemplation on faith. It just runs a half hour too long, and probably shouldn't star Andrew Garfield.
Vin Diesel plays Xander Cage like he's playing Dungeons & Dragons. And that's fine by FBi's resident film critic James Ross.
The Edge of Seventeen could have been set at James Ross' high school, if everyone at his high school was incredibly good looking and had six-pack abs.
In a galaxy far far away, a rich and exciting universe is filled with boring characters and a by-the-numbers plot. James Ross reviews the new Star Wars film, Rogue One.
'Your Name' might not be the next Miyazaki film, but it has plenty of heart and a pop punk soundtrack to make your teenage self giddy.
Although he's definitely not the target audience and the movie has literally no substance or plot, Sam Clark still loved a lot about Magic Mike XXL.
FBi's resident film reviewer Sam Clark can't help but feel all the rough edges have been sanded off of Maya Forbes' true-life story Infinitely Polar Bear.
FBi's movie reviewer Sam Clark suspects Neill Blomkamp got hold of incriminating pictures of studio executives to convince Sony Pictures to fund his hyper-violent film about a robot baby called Chappie.
Despite the great scenes and awesome characters, FBi's film reviewer Sam Clark thinks two and a half hours is still an awful lot of time to invest in a movie that doesn't go anywhere like Paul Thomas Anderson's offering Inherent Vice.
FBi's resident film reviewer Sam Clark appreciates The Wachowskis letting their freak flag fly in Jupiter Ascending, even if they did neglect an opportunity to stick the blockbuster-making "rise" into their title.
FBi's movie reviewer Sam Clark is amazed at the controversy around a movie with such a focus on buttholes and pooping as Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan's The Interview.
FBi's movie reviewer Sam Clark's sweet spot is hit so hard by Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service that he is concerned that others may not have the same experience as he did.
FBi's movie critic Sam Clark wonders why you'd make a movie that focuses on Stephen Hawking's love life while watching James Marsh's film The Theory of Everything.
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance is a movie I thought was great, yet somehow irritating at the same time.
Jake Gyllenhaal's character in Nightcrawler embodies everything people are told they should be - but more importantly, he's a complete sociopath. Sam Clark recommends for fans of Gone Girl and those who thought Gyllenhaal didn't have it in him...
Chris Nolan's new movie Interstellar is ambitious and huge, really weird and badly flawed... and Sam Clark loved it.
Fury is one of those movies where horrible people to horrible things to even more horrible people. It's grim and humourless and gory. Okay?
Three vampires live in a sharehouse in Wellington. Hilarity ensues. Our movie guy Sam Clark reviews 'What We Do in the Shadows'... sink your teeth into this one.
Boyhood is a film that wholly encompasses growing up, and was literally filmed over the course of the main character's life. And it took our movie guy Sam Clark on a nostalgic journey of his own. A must see.
There is no doubt in Sam Clark's mind that Edge Of Tomorrow looks awful… but could it actually be the first good movie informed by video games?
Sam Clark reckons the new X Men cast is the cinematic equivalent of spending a fortune on lobster, then mincing it, burning it and eating it with that cheese that comes in a can.
Sam Clark sits down with the new Aussie film that looks at coming of age alongside a gender-transitioning mother.
It's not easy to recommend going to watch a hardcore, R-rated, four-hour-long Lars Von Trier porno...
Sam Clark sets out to have his shallow knowledge of Lance Armstrong's life deepened by Alex Gibey's new documentary. Turns out he had it all pretty right in the first place.
Sam Clark explains why White Reindeer is the ultimate Christmas movie for people who don't like Christmas very much.
FBi's 'Big Screen' movie reviewer reckons Elysium is as smart as sci-fi comes these days.
FBi's movie critic Sam Clark Unchained gives his verdict on Tarantino's DJANGO UNCHAINED!
FBi's movie reviewer Sam Clark observes Sean Penn munch on some good looking art deco neon 1940's L.A. scenery in the beautiful but brainless GANGSTER SQUAD!
FBi's fearless movie watcher Sam Clark takes a look at LIFE OF PI, the feel good family friendly nightmare horror story of a boy trapped on a lifeboat with a Tiger.
Les Miserables is very long and there is A LOT of singing. FBi's resident musical expert Sam Clark did not like it very much.
FBi's movie critic Sam Clark slowly starts to forgive Ezra Miller for what he did in We Need To Talk About Kevin while loving his new movie THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER!
FBi's movie critic Sam Clark returns from a break full of optimism that the new Twilight movie will follow on from the madness of the last one, where a werewolf fell in love with a baby, however emerges from THE TWILIGHT SAGA PART 4: BREAKING DAWN: PART 2 disappointed...
FBi's movie buff Sam Clark takes a look at the hard hitting social decay and quirky comedy of new British movie BROKEN!
FBi's movie watcher Sam Clark really does not like SPRING BREAKERS, but still thinks you should watch it!
FBi's movie watcher Sam Clark struggles through the boring Austrailin surf movie DRIFT, stirring only to note Sam Worthington's terrible haircut!
FBi's movie person Sam Clark watches the cheapo Die Hard in the White House movie OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN!
FBi's movie critic Sam Clark indulges in a little hypnotherapy while watching Danny Boyle's new film TRANCE!
FBi's resident film fan Sam Clark is shocked, SHOCKED, to find out that OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL is actually pretty good!
FBi's movie reviewer Sam Clark talks Chastain, controversy and the hunt for Osama Bin Laden in ZERO DARK THIRTY!
FBi's movie man and expert Imposter Sam Clark reviews the bizarra new doco THE IMPOSTER!
"If your regular movie is a three-course meal, Cloud Atlas is a 15-course degustation with matching wines and a side salad..." Sam Clark reviews the epic film appropriation of David Mitchell's 'Cloud Atlas'.
FBi's film critic Sam Clark reviews The Sweeney in all its violent, bloody er... glory.