Based on the true story of Molly Bloom who ran a high stakes poker game in L.A. and New York before being arrested in an FBI sting relating to the Russian mafia. Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut features his usual dazzling writing (he is responsible for The West Wing, The Newsroom, Steve Jobs and the Social … Continue reading Molly’s Game

"Oh hai Mark." Whilst I hate myself for starting this review in a manner that I imagine countless others will, I am doing so because your understanding of that reference is going to go some way towards how much you get from this film. The Disaster Artist is a film about the making of a … Continue reading The Disaster Artist

Paddington's Aunt Lucy is turning 100 years old and he wants to find her the perfect present. When he finds a pop up book of London in an antique shop he thinks he has found the perfect gift until washed up actor Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant) hears about it and has other ideas. In achieving … Continue reading Paddington 2

It’s 1973 and world number one Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) is fighting for women’s equality in tennis, founding the Women’s Tennis Association and facing her sexuality when Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) challenges her to the Battle of the Sexes tennis match. Battle of the Sexes is an intriguing film with very good performances but … Continue reading Battle of the Sexes

Superman is dead, the world is grieving, crime is on the rise and something is coming to conquer the world. Picking up shortly after the events in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince are searching for people like them to form a team to fight back. Joining forces with Aquaman … Continue reading Justice League

Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) return as co-dads and this time its Christmas and their dads are joining in the fun. Kurt (Mel Gibson) is Dusty’s alpha male father and Don (John Lithgow) is Brad’s sensitive dad. Almost as if the producers of Bad Moms and Daddy’s Home got together to discuss ideas … Continue reading Daddy’s Home 2

Only the Brave is a macho and overwrought story based on the real events of a fire fighting team in Arizona aspiring to achieve hotshot status and tackle forest fires. Hamstrung by two major issues the film is a turgid slog from start to finish. Firstly, it fails to explain what a hotshot crew is … Continue reading Only the Brave

Based on a best-selling novel, but not a true story, Wonder is the sort of life affirming tale to leave you with a warm heart and tears in the eye. Auggie was born with a “craniofacial difference” and has to face school for the first time. We get to see the impact and trials of … Continue reading Wonder

Agatha Christie's famous Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) is en route to London on the Orient Express when one of the passengers is murdered. Derailed in the snow and waiting to be dug out Poirot must solve the crime. Branagh's Orient Express is as glorious to look at as his fabulous mustache. The film looks pristine … Continue reading Murder on the Orient Express