Barton’s Movie Reviews | mother!
Marmite films, the ones you'll either love or hate, are a rarity these days. Films that polarise audiences certainly have a place in the world, their subjectivity often leading to...
Barton’s Movie Reviews | X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
Five months into 2016 and we are already in our fourth comic-book movie of the year. We've had the fast-talking Deadpool, the gladiatorial battle of Batman v Superman and an epic showdown between...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2
For the finale of one of the most popular movie franchises of the last decade, the build up to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, the final part of The Hunger...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1
"Miss Everdeen, it's the things we love most that destroy us." No other words in this film have a bigger impact than those delivered by the villainous President Snow (Donald Sutherland) to...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
An emotional roller coaster from start to finish, The Fault in Our Stars has made its way into UK cinemas and will no doubt have the majority of its audience reaching for the...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
X-Men: Days of Future Past is a film that had a recipe for disaster. A plot involving time-travel, a vast amount of characters to fit in and a director returning to a franchise...
86th Academy Awards – My Predictions
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this Sunday sees the 86th Academy Awards take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. With 24 awards available and with such a...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – American Hustle
American Hustle is a film that exudes confidence from start to finish. David O. Russell really impressed me with his previous films The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, but this is easily the most...
Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of 2013, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is the second entry in The Hunger Games franchise. It is another example of a successful series of books being adapted...