Suburbicon is a perfect town where there is no crime and everyone is happy. That is until the African-American Myers family move in and upset the residents who are all for integration, just not here. This outrage of indecency though is a distraction to the crimes being committed across the road in the home of … Continue reading Suburbicon
The bad moms return for a sequel and this time it is Christmas and their own mothers are complicating proceedings. Bad Moms was a very funny film that occasionally threw up relatable events in the world of parenting. The focus was on the competitiveness of some parents towards others and the relationship with schools that … Continue reading A Bad Moms Christmas
Hela the Goddess of Death has conquered Asgard and banished Thor to a planet where he is forced to fight in gladiatorial battle against his work colleague The Hulk. Can he save his people? Ragnarok is a big change of pace for Thor, going full comedy thanks to its director Taika Waititi. What this means … Continue reading Thor: Ragnarok
In the near future the world has been beset by catastrophic weather events and scientists in many countries have come together to create a net of satellites that encompass the world and control the weather. But what if someone were to hack into those satellites and use them as a weapon and create a Geostorm? … Continue reading Geostorm
The evil Garmadon regularly tries to conquer the city of Ninjago, but is foiled by the secret ninja force led by the Green Ninja, who unbeknownst to the world is Garmadon’s estranged son Lloyd. When an even more dangerous foe is unleashed on the city can they work together to save it? The third Lego … Continue reading The Lego Ninjago Movie
Four friends go on a hiking holiday in Sweden following the tragic death of a friend and when one of them twists their ankle a decision is made to take a short cut through a forest. Will they live to regret the decision? The Ritual is a solid dependable horror film that does enough right … Continue reading The Ritual
Detective Harry Hole of the Oslo police is investigating the disappearance of women that coincide with the first snowfall. Aided by his new partner Katrine he tries to join the dots between the disappearances. Based on a book in the Jo Nesbo crime thriller series, directed by Tomas Alfredson who made the sublime Tinker, Tailor, … Continue reading The Snowman
A film that can succeed in being both hilariously funny and soberingly scary is a special one indeed. Armando Iannucci’s Death of Stalin manages both. It is 1953 and Joseph Stalin has suffered a heart attack causing all those around him to scramble for power. The fact that Stalin’s reign was predicated on fear and … Continue reading The Death of Stalin
Alex (Kate Winslet) and Ben (Idris Elba) are struggling to get to where they need to be thanks to a storm and a cancelled flight. But this doesn’t stop the complete strangers from chartering a flight together on Walter’s (Beau Bridges) light aircraft. When disaster strikes they are stranded on a mountain with the quandary … Continue reading The Mountain Between Us
Police Officer KD6-3.7 (Ryan Gosling) is a Blade Runner tasked with 'retiring' rogue replicants - artificial humans tasked with menial or dangerous jobs. His latest case leads him on a path to a secret that might change the face of the Earth. Set 30 years after the events of the original film, this manages to … Continue reading Blade Runner 2049
