"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
Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) takes his team of commandos into the jungle on a rescue mission and find themselves hunted by an alien. Predator has to be the pinnacle of the 1980's action movie. It is perfectly streamlined, humorous, macho and features one of the greatest creatures designed for a film. The opening scenes are exceptional … Continue reading Predator
Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) gets the job as winter caretaker at the Overlook Hotel and settles in there with his wife Wendy (Shelly Duvall) and son Danny (Danny Lloyd) for the season. Whilst snowed in Jack plans to write but the Hotel has other ideas. Based on Stephen King's book, this is firmly a Stanley … Continue reading The Shining
