This high-flying sequel scores a bullseye in the action-adventure department while providing unexpectedly touching storyline
The sixth addition to the Tom Cruise-starring series features some of the most breathtaking actions sequences you’ll see at the cinema this year
This go-for-broke attempt by Universal to create a monster movie franchise is one of the strangest blockbusters to grace the screen this year
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is the best film in the franchise since the 1996 original, sleek and tight with no-nonsense scripting and direction
Edge of Tomorrow is a high-concept, high-powered ride through – and through, and through – a D-Day-like assault on an alien menace
James Mangold’s The Wolverine is a surprisingly straightforward, well-defined and even (at times) low-key picture
Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer – a big-budget, CGI-infused take on Jack and the Beanstalk – is one of the more unlikely fairy tale updates
Jack Reacher is an especially solid ride that deserves a lot more credit than it has received
The Tourist is a refined but lighthearted, Hitchcock-influenced thriller, which explicitly recalls North by Northwest and To Catch a Thief
Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie is suspenseful and exciting and works well enough on popcorn terms to warrant a recommendation
