Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) are called in to save the world when super villain Brixton (Idris Elba) tries to steal a virus from M.I.6 Agent Hattie (Vanessa Kirby). Hobbs and Shaw is the first spin off for the huge money spinning Fast & Furious franchise and the ninth film overall. … Continue reading Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
Across nearly two decades Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) battled to bring their version of electricity to America. The current war of the title being that of Direct Current supply championed by Edison and Alternating Current supply championed by Westinghouse. The film also features Nikola Tesla’s (Nicholas Hoult) involvement in these … Continue reading The Current War
With a hurricane moving towards Florida, Haley (Kaya Scodelario) goes in search of her father Dave (Barry Pepper) at their old home. Finding him in the crawlspace of the house they are trapped by deadly alligators as the flood waters come in. Crawl is the sort of high concept creature feature that will have horror … Continue reading Crawl
It is the summer of 1969 and struggling singer-songwriters and best friends Lorian (Willow Shields) and Meryl (Meg DeLacy) are floundering playing gigs for poorly attended birthday parties. When they stumble upon a poster for the Woodstock music festival they start planning fundraising ideas and a road trip that will take them to their dreams. … Continue reading Woodstock or Bust
An almost exact remake of the 1994 animated classic featuring ground breaking special effects and a stellar voice cast. The story is inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet where Scar, jealous of his brothers rule, conspires to kill the king and oust his son. It is becoming difficult to review Disney’s “live action” remakes without repeating myself. … Continue reading The Lion King (2019)
Laura (Holliday Grainger) and Tyler (Alia Shawkat) have been best friends for a decade. Working minimum wage jobs to live for the nightlife of wine, drugs and the freedom to do whatever they please. But when Laura meets someone and decides to get married the complicated nature of their friendship and the feeling that the … Continue reading Animals
Spider-Man Far From Home is a huge spoiler for Avengers Endgame, so stop reading now if you haven’t seen that film! Opening with a very enjoyable light hearted explanation of the five year”blip” half the Earth experienced following the “snap”, Peter Parker’s class are going on a European vacation. Unfortunately for him, Nick Fury (Samuel … Continue reading Spider-Man: Far From Home
It’s 1987, Thatcher is the longest serving prime minister in the UK under austerity and massive unemployment. In Luton, 17-year-old British-Pakistani Muslim Javed (Viveik Kalra) is an aspiring writer trying to find himself whilst right wing racist hatred grows and the pressures of his father’s version of being a Pakistani man weighs heavily on him. … Continue reading Blinded By The Light
Dani (Florence Pugh) has just suffered a family tragedy. Meanwhile her distant boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) is planning a trip to Sweden with his friends to visit a traditional festival and wondering how he should end their relationship. Feeling unable to leave her, he invites her along in the hope she will say no. Which … Continue reading Midsommar
Asif Kapadia’s latest documentary focuses on eight years of Maradona’s life from the moment he joins Napoli to the moment he left. Encompassing two world cups, success on the pitch, the mafia, drugs and his rise to god like status by his fans. Pieced together from archive and family footage this is an exciting, gripping … Continue reading Diego Maradona
