Live-Action Films– category –

(Judge Dredd Megazine, Rebellion) Super 8 is directed by J.J. Abrams, but an Abrams who for this outing is channeling the spirt of producer Papa Spielberg. The story opens with a tragedy, obliquely handled in the language of film. We see...

(Sight & Sound, BFI) This review reveals important plot points. In Martin Scorsese’s 3D family film, Hugo’s title character is an orphan boy, living in the hidden spaces of a fantastically stylised Paris circa 1930. For the film’s fi...