Fast talking Detroit detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) returns to Beverly Hills when the life of his estranged daughter Jane Saunders (Taylour Paige) is threatened. Forty years since the original Beverly Hills Cop and thirty years since the most recent Beverly Hills Cop 3 we now have the fourth film in the franchise. As modern … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
When Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) plans a sting operation on a mechanic chop shop his commanding officer Captain Todd (Gilbert R. Hall) is gunned down in front of him. Todd’s last words are, “Axel are you on a coffee break, go and get that son of a bitch.” Of course the trail of the murderers … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994)
When Beverly Hills cop Lieutenant Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is gunned down whilst investigating the Alphabet Crimes his friend Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) once again heads down from Detroit to investigate. Beverly Hills Cop 2 tries to improve upon every facet of the original whilst keeping the same template. Foley, as with the first film is … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
A fast talking Detroit detective finds himself in affluent Beverly Hills where cops play by the rules and he is out of his jurisdiction hunting for the people who killed his childhood friend. It is exactly forty years since Axel Foley was brought to the big screen by larger than life comedian Eddie Murphy. With … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Mina (Dakota Fanning) finds herself trapped in a vast forest in Ireland when her car and phone mysteriously stop working. She stumbles upon an older woman named Madeline (Olwen Fouere) who brings her to a building named ‘The Coop’ where they can seek refuge from creatures that come out at night to watch them. Madeline … Continue reading The Watched (The Watchers – US Title)
Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) return for a fourth feature as the inseparable detectives. This time the Bad Boys are on the run from law enforcement when they decide to clear the name of their friend Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano). In an enjoyable twist this film tries to flip the duo's … Continue reading Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) is one of the most sought after hitmen in Houston. The problem is that there is no such thing as a hitman and if you are speaking to Gary Johnson you are likely to be going to prison as he records your request to murder someone for the police. Based very … Continue reading Hit Man
Visionary director George Miller began his Mad Max series in 1979 and this year, a mere forty-five years later he has released his fifth entry in the franchise. Whilst Miller has remained the one constant he has welcomed co-writers and a co-director across the five entries and some actors have found themselves returning as the … Continue reading Mad Max – Ranked
This year we were given the news that Jurassic World 4 is in production with Gareth Edwards (The Creator & Rogue One) set to direct and Scarlett Johansson to star. So I decided this was the perfect opportunity to watch the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World series again with my children in tow to watch … Continue reading Jurassic Park & Jurassic World – Ranked
Before Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne) met Max on the Fury Road she was kidnapped by a warlord named Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and embroiled in a war between the rulers of the Wasteland. This is the legend of Furiosa. Beginning with Furiosa’s kidnap as a young girl it then chronicles the next fifteen years … Continue reading Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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