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The Informer

September 8, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

FBI informant Pete Koslow (Joel Kinnaman) is attempting to buy his freedom in exchange for providing information on a Polish mob boss when a drug deal goes wrong and a New York policeman is killed. With his boss livid, the FBI threatening to abandon him and the NYPD looking hard into the death of one … Continue reading The Informer

See You Yesterday

September 8, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Two teenage scientific geniuses in Brooklyn have been working on a time machine, but when they hit upon success they find themselves using it for a cause they never would have expected. I found my way to this Netflix film via a list of "best films of 2019 so far" and whilst what I watched … Continue reading See You Yesterday

At The Flicks Podcast – Phil’s View Of The Movies – Actors of Our Generation

September 7, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

In this podcast with the At the Flicks team we discuss who we think are the actors of the current generation. You can find the pod here...At the Flicks Pod

At The Flicks Podcast – Phil’s View Of The Movies – Coen Brothers Retrospective

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ 1 Comment

In this podcast I discuss my Coen Brothers article You can find the podcast here... At The Flicks Pod And my original article here... The Coen Brothers Retrospective

Angel Has Fallen

August 27, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is back for the third time to save the President of the United States from assassination attempts. Although this time taking a page out of The Fugitive playbook, Mike is actually arrested for the crime and has to break free to prove his innocence and stop the real … Continue reading Angel Has Fallen

Dora And The Lost City Of Gold

August 21, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Dora the Explorer hits the big screen and quite frankly, it’s great! Opening with a young Dora (Madelyn Miranda) and Diego’s (Malachi Barton) adventures before showing us Diego leaving for the big city we then fast forward ten years to a Dora (Isabela Moner) who may be an expert Jungle explorer but who doesn’t know … Continue reading Dora And The Lost City Of Gold

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

August 20, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

When four teenagers find a story book in a haunted house they find the stories are more powerful than they could imagine. Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark is a clever way to tell an anthology horror story. Based on a book published in 1981 by Alvin Schwartz and keeping very faithful to the … Continue reading Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Good Boys

August 19, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Max (Jacob Tremblay), Lucas (Keith L. Williams) and Thor (Brady Noon) have just moved into middle school as they enter the sixth grade (that is the final year of primary school for us in the UK) and they are desperate to maintain their street cred and get to their first ever kissing party. Cue gross … Continue reading Good Boys

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

August 14, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ 4 Comments

Hollywood, 1969. Fading television actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) are making a living whilst rising star Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) moves in next door. The ninth film by Quentin Tarantino blends real life people and events with the fictional. Tate was only 26 years old and 8 … Continue reading Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Pain and Glory

August 12, 2019 ~ philthebearblog ~ 2 Comments

Film director and writer Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) has reached a point in his career where his physical ailments prevent him from working. Back pain, migraines, asthma, anxiety and depression are just a few of the afflictions that prevent him from being able to shoot films. Unable to do that he is unable to write … Continue reading Pain and Glory

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