James Hanton

James Hanton Starburst Jun 9, 2025 3/5 Such is the quality of the John Wick mythos that even a decidedly average spin-off sticks out amongst the box office crowd. Go to Full Review Ballerina (2025) 75% - -

James Hanton Starburst Mar 16, 2025 4/5 An ethical and political showdown that combines bleak capitalist oversight with Bong’s trademark black comedic touches. Go to Full Review Mickey 17 (2025) 77% 55%

James Hanton Outtake Mag Oct 22, 2024 5 / 5 Much like DreamWorks' other stellar 2024 entry Orion and the Dark, The Wild Robot treats its intended younger audience with the maturity and emotional intelligence they deserve, but for an even more spectacular result. Go to Full Review The Wild Robot (2024) 97% - -

James Hanton FILMHOUNDS Magazine Sep 30, 2024 2 / 5 Megalopolis is a visually interesting but woefully inadequate piece of cinema; a lesson in unchecked ambition running away with an idea, story, and style that feels out of time and place. Go to Full Review Megalopolis (2024) 46% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag Aug 19, 2024 5 / 5 A stunningly filmed and incredibly powerful look at how addiction can tear you apart from the inside, and the difficulties involved in overcoming it. It is also a deeply respectful and moving portrait of rediscovering home. Go to Full Review The Outrun (2024) 82% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag Aug 16, 2024 4 / 5 By blurring the lines between Orlando and his interviewees, Preciado’s film almost resembles a fantasy in the way it elevates the voices and perspectives of the transgender and non-binary communities to fantastical heights. Go to Full Review Orlando, My Political Biography (2023) 94% - -

James Hanton FILMHOUNDS Magazine Aug 16, 2024 4 / 5 Chiang's debut feature is at once a difficult but rewarding watch that favours subtlety as much as overt anger, and that goes to great lengths to treat its central characters with the respect not afforded to them by the society in which they live. Go to Full Review Mongrel (2024) 92% - -

James Hanton FILMHOUNDS Magazine Jun 27, 2024 4 / 5 Focuses on family, heritage, and uncertainty in the face of change to provide a moving and contemplative film of relatedness. Go to Full Review A Greyhound of a Girl (2023) 86% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag Jun 24, 2024 4 / 5 Murray’s sombre, fascinating tale is less about a teenage girl looking for payback than it is about rediscovering native heritage in the face of colonisation, prejudice, and grief. Go to Full Review Sorcery (2023) 87% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag May 29, 2024 4 / 5 A dieselpunk feast for the senses that puts as much emphasis on hearts and minds as things that go boom, this is a thrill-ride story to savour. Go to Full Review Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) 90% - -

James Hanton FILMHOUNDS Magazine May 20, 2024 3 / 5 The script comes up short, but the visuals and performances still easily make this Garfield’s best big-screen outing [...] a pacy, funny, and family-focused affair that hits almost all of its not-so-lofty targets. Go to Full Review The Garfield Movie (2024) 36% - -

James Hanton FILMHOUNDS Magazine Apr 12, 2024 4 / 5 A fairly straightforward animation style belies a film brimming with colour and fun, allowing even the most stoney-faced viewer to once again look at the world around them through the eyes of a child. Go to Full Review Chicken for Linda! (2023) 94% - -

James Hanton Starburst Apr 9, 2024 5 / 5 Dev Patel is in overdrive from start to finish. Go to Full Review Monkey Man (2024) 89% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag Apr 5, 2024 3 / 5 Wingard and the MonsterVerse have nailed how to do the headline-catching, goliath fights. It’s everything else that still needs some work. Go to Full Review Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) 54% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag Mar 1, 2024 4 / 5 Kaufman has created a story about codependency, time, and fear that deals with the heavy stuff while never feeling like anything other than a family friendly adventure. Go to Full Review Orion and the Dark (2024) 91% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag Jan 15, 2024 2 / 5 An appropriation of bee culture. Go to Full Review The Beekeeper (2024) 71% - -

James Hanton Outtake Mag Jan 1, 2024 3 / 5 Some nice action sequences and a stand-out performance from Cruz aside, Ferrari barely makes it off the starting grid. Which is a shame, because at its brief, wonderful best, it can be a sight to behold. Go to Full Review Ferrari (2023) 73% 60%

James Hanton Outtake Mag Dec 18, 2023 4 / 5 Beyond doubt the best Godzilla movie since Ishirō Honda’s seminal first almost 70 years ago. Go to Full Review Godzilla Minus One (2023) 99% 98%

James Hanton Outtake Mag Oct 13, 2023 5 / 5 Sincere in its execution and with at times a mystifying beauty, as well as some serious thrills, Edwards has yet again rewarded audiences with his leap of faith. Go to Full Review The Creator (2023) 67% 76%

James Hanton Outtake Mag Sep 1, 2023 4 / 5 A delicately, beautifully, and grippingly realised drama that uses sex in a refreshingly new way Go to Full Review Passages (2023) 94% 72%