Movie reviews of Eric Hillis

There's probably a very effective 30 minute short to be edited from The Coffee Table, but as a feature film it's something of a patience tester. Review

But thankfully such moments are few and far between as this is mostly a movie built around practical effects and stunts, of men and motors, women and wheels, all smashing into one another for our viewing pleasure. Miller, you mad bastard, you've done it again. Review

Harlin's direction is so uninspired that you can almost predict the exact sequence of shots he's about to unspool in every scene. Review

Amid all the passionate pleading and pseudo-philosophy is a striking turn by Faure, an actress who has spent the past decade in minor roles but who delivers a performance here that suggests she's destined for full-on movie star status. Review

It has that Lynchian quality of looking like our world but being just off enough to make us wonder if this was actually made by humans. Douglas Burke returns in a second role that is widely offensive but undeniably hilarious. Review

It's a shame Double Blind fumbles its storytelling as in every other aspect it's an impressive, polished production that squeezes every cent out of its limited budget. Review

If it doesn't quite offer enough originality in its storytelling to make for a great standalone entry, Kingdom fills its obligations as a new trilogy kickstarter, laying the foundation for an exciting new round of the ongoing conflict between man and ape. Even those who are unconvinced by this chapter will be pumped for the potential its ending sets up. Review

Thanks to Hoffman's late intervention, the audience may leave the film with a curiosity for O'Connor that the rest of the film fails to inspire. Review

There's a ton of evidence here to suggest Carmoon is an exciting talent, as indeed are her two young leads. Hoard is a movie that teems with life, in all its messiness. Review

For over two hours this is a magical and moving tribute to a lost era of filmmaking and film appreciation. Review

When it comes to mining scares from its own premise, Tarot isn't playing with a full deck. Review

I'm unconvinced if it all really amounts to anything substantial, but La Chimera is often intoxicating, the sort of movie that makes you feel like you're on an adventurous holiday. Review

Demons Are Forever never gets under your skin like its grittier predecessor. Review

Chavleishvili's performance is simultaneously alive and closed, forcing us to work hard to figure out what Etero really wants from her life. Review

Far from faceless victims, Rosman makes sure to humanise these people so that we're genuinely affected by their fates, and later the toll the realisation of her condition takes on Jessica. Review

For all the flashy visuals - which ironically come courtesy of Sayombhu Mukdeeprom – this is a movie that's all about performance, both of the athletes at the centre of its story and of the three young stars embodying them. Review

For all the commentary on the silliness of our earthly disputes, I.S.S. descends into a rather by the numbers space thriller. Review

At one point Colt jokes with a visual FX artist about having his face replaced by Tom Cruise. This only serves to make us think about how much fun this might have been if Cruise had been involved in the project. Now there's someone who understands both action and comedy. Review

Is Basket Case icky? Certainly. But nasty? Hell no, far from it. Henenlotter's film is as warm-hearted as horror gets. Review

The more Jessica is splashed with blood, the more Sula's empathetic performance, which had been the film's greatest asset, is drowned in a sea of spook show shenanigans. Review

There's just about enough to amuse fans of this sort of stuff (of which I am most definitely one), but despite the gallons of blood on screen, you'll be left thirsty for genuinely great vampire thrills. Review

Hunt Her Kill Her is a minor masterclass in visual storytelling, with Swinson and Thiessen mining tension from every nook and cranny of their confined setting. Review

With Altman now associated primarily with his ensemble dramas, it's easy to forget how many great individual lead performances his early films featured. Review

The young Layla is quite a find. It's a difficult role as she's essentially playing a young woman who is herself putting on an act with almost everyone she interacts with and she's asked to simultaneously embody desperation and defiance. Review