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  Certificate: 12A Running time: 192 minutes  Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Bliss, Jack Champion  Directed by: James Cameron The story: Set many years after the events of Avatar, the sequel follows Jake and Neytiri’s family as they fight to keep each other safe. The verdict: Full disclosure - I have never liked Avatar. I would even go so far as to say that I think it’s one of the most overhyped films of all time. So with that being said, I went into this film with zero expectations fully anticipating a long and frustrating watch with plenty of eye rolling. I could have not been more wrong. Granted, in the first twenty minutes or so I wasn’t convinced and wondered if James Cameron might be the most self indulgent filmmaker of all time. But I’m more than happy to admit when I’m wrong and James I’m sorry - I was wrong. I realised quite quickly that I had gone from someone who had ...

  Certificate: 18 Running time: 131 minutes  Starring: Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Anna Cobb, André Holland Directed by: Luca Guadagnino The story: Abandoned by her father, a young woman meets a drifter and together they embark on a journey together across the country to find her mother. The verdict: Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name is one of my favourite films of all time and so I went into this film with high expectations. Happily, my expectations were more than met and possibly even exceeded. Bones and All is by no means the only film of its ilk and yet it felt incredibly unique. I came away with the feeling that I’d never seen a film quite like it before and even now it lingers. Set in the eighties, Bones and All has a distinct look and feel. Shot on film in 35mm, the film looks timeless and beautiful. The location of the backroads of America adds to the tone and enhances the feeling of the characters’ isolation as the roads stretch out before ...