Search: Starring Max Martini

Captain Phillips (2013)

Review preview for Captain Phillips

The premise questions our storytelling conventions.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5

Thriller based on the true story of the seizure of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship in 2009 by four Somali pirates.
Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015)

Review preview for Fifty Shades Of Grey

Fifty Shades is romcom without much com: an old-fashioned soft porn flick designed to appeal to women “of a certain age” (and younger).

Jane Fae · 2 out of 5

A student's life is irrevocably changed when she meets a tormented billionaire.
Osiris (2025)

Review preview for Osiris

This is a film made out of pieces of other films.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5

Special Forces commandos are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft and, upon awakening, find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.
Pacific Rim (2013)

Review preview for Pacific Rim

The battle scenes are nothing short of astonishing.

Max Crawford · 4 out of 5

Men operating giant robot suits are the last line of defence against sea monsters from another dimension.
Redbelt (2008)

Review preview for Redbelt

Both gripping morality tale and satisfying thriller.

The Exile · 4.5 out of 5

A martial arts instructor who has avoided prize-fighting to maintain his ethical code, finds debt may force him into the ring.
Sabotage (2014)

Review preview for Sabotage

It doesn't quite add up to the sum of its parts, but there's still enough salty brio to Sabotage to keep it eminently watchable.

David Graham · 3 out of 5

A corrupt drug task force find themselves on a hit list.
The Tender Bar (2021)

Review preview for The Tender Bar

As Jackson Browne’s My Opening Farewell delivers a lyric about standing before a window, we get a shot of the boy standing before a window. Did Clooney make this in his sleep?

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5

A young man gets taken under the wing of his bar-owning uncle.