The crew of the Covenant are on a terraforming expedition when a freak solar flare awakens them 7 years too soon. Whilst repairing the ship they encounter a rogue transmission that lures them to another planet that seems even more perfect than their original destination, but when they arrive they find David (Michael Fassbender), the … Continue reading Alien: Covenant
Guy Ritchie's take on the Arthurian legend is one filled with classic geezer bravado and filled to the brim with scenes cutting together the explanation of an event and the actual event. So you will instantly know if you are not a Ritchie cinephile that you will spend the majority of this film wincing, because … Continue reading King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Las Vegas undercover cop Vincent (Jamie Foxx) tries to get his kidnapped son back after he is involved in the theft of 25kg of cocaine. It would be simple enough just to advise this was reprehensible in every way, but I'll endeavour to give a few examples. Firstly, every single character is a cliche, we … Continue reading Sleepless
The sequel to what, in my opinion, is the best film in the Marvel Universe has a lot to live up to and whilst not quite as great it acquits itself well. Having established a dysfunctional family in the first film, the focus this time round is firmly on exploring family. The main plot focus … Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A special cinema event on Alien day gave me the pleasure of being able to see Prometheus, Alien Director's Cut, two scenes from Alien Covenant and a scene set between Prometheus and Covenant today, and I have to say it was a fantastic experience. The 26th April in American parlance is 4/26 and the planet … Continue reading Alien Day – Alien Director’s Cut & Prometheus
Rules Don't Apply is an odd concoction but one that I enjoyed a great deal. The film starts by following two young people new to Hollywood brought together by their mysterious employer Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty). Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins) is a young would-be actress and Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich) her driver. We see them … Continue reading Rules Don’t Apply
Its 1940 London during the Blitz and Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) gets a job as a screenwriter thanks to her ability to write believable "slop" (women's dialogue). Paired with Tom Buckley (Sam Claflin) she is tasked with writing an authentic war movie that also acts as propaganda to both galvanise the British people and persuade … Continue reading Their Finest
The Belko corporation's employees are about to have a really bad day. Locked in their office building in the middle of nowhere in Bogota, Colombia a disembodied voice commands them to kill each other or else a bomb implanted in their heads as a tracking device will go off. Worth noting that this is released … Continue reading The Belko Experiment
Eloise (Anna Kendrick) was meant to be the maid of honour but is now on the worst table at her best friends wedding. During the course of the day, we will understand why she is there and have plenty of laughs and elements of drama from the group of misfits she is sat with. Everyone … Continue reading Table 19
After witnessing a bank robbery and finding himself in financial straits due to soulless corporations, Joe (Michael Caine) persuades his pals Willie (Morgan Freeman) and Albert (Alan Arkin) that they should rob a bank. On paper, this film felt like it was going to be just as soulless as those corporations that leave Joe considering … Continue reading Going in Style
