Finding Dory movie review

dir. by Andrew Stanton

After a long period of declining critical reception, Pixar made a massive comeback last year with the excellent Inside Out. Their latest effort, Finding Dory, is one of a few planned sequels to their most popular films. The film is too fun and charming to break their recent winning streak, but it's far from one of the studio's most inspired efforts, and especially after Inside Out, it seems especially lightweight and formulaic, delightful in the moment but not likely to be remembered in a week's time.

The Nice Guys movie review

dir. by Shane Black
Shane Black's third directorial effort, following cult hit Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and blockbuster Iron Man 3, and his first not starring Robert Downey Jr., built up a wave of anticipation off the backs of a few very promising trailers. The duo of Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, alongside an irreverent tone, immediately sold The Nice Guys as a delightful action-comedy for the summer season. While the film certainly has its fair share of humour and charm, and while it gets more entertaining as it goes on, its jokes are disappointingly uneven, and a frustratingly high number of elements in the film aren't fully realised, up to and including its lead characters.