Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) is making a legacy for himself having proved his worth in the heavyweight arena only for the son of the man who killed his father to step out of the shadows and challenge him. In today’s political climate, 33 years after Rocky IV was released it is interesting that the … Continue reading Creed II

The latest version of The Grinch is a beautifully animated story from Illumination, which means that the kids will also be treated to a short film with The Minions before the main feature. The story does not stray from the original too much, so you know that everyone should understand by the end that Christmas … Continue reading The Grinch (2018)

The Coen Brothers latest film is a Western anthology of 6 stories whose only overlap is that they explore the harsh realities of frontier life and death. It started life as the Coen’s first ever foray into television with it initially being a 6 part series for Netflix, but morphed into a film in the … Continue reading The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Christmas Chronicles is Netflix big push for this years Christmas movie crown, something that we see less of at cinema these days, certainly of the live action variety. Subscribers will have found it difficult not to have seen it in their email, notifications and menu screens. Produced by Hollywood veteran Chris Columbus, director of … Continue reading The Christmas Chronicles

The latest iteration of Robin Hood is a monumentally bad film. I know I don’t normally start my reviews like this, but I feel it is only fair that I suitably lower your expectations in order to give you the best chance at any enjoyment from it. The film starts with a voiceover that explains … Continue reading Robin Hood (2018)

Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) returns in her 3rd guise and 5th film in an action thriller taking in computer hacking, a long lost past and the righting of wrongs. Salander was such a good character that the death of her author didn't stop her publishers finding another novelist to write more stories. This then is … Continue reading The Girl in the Spider’s Web

The second instalment in the promised five films in the Fantastic Beasts franchise is upon us. Set approximately 6 months after the end of the last film this one starts with the escape of Grindelwald before heading to Paris. Personally I found the opening Fantastic Beasts film a breath of fresh air. It featured accomplished … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

A Biopic following the band Queen from their inception through to their performance at the 1985 Live Aid gig at Wembley Stadium. I strongly believe that this film could be used in an interesting study of confirmation bias. This is where someone searches for and recalls information that supports their preexisting opinions on something. And … Continue reading Bohemian Rhapsody

In an almost perpetually raining 1970's Berlin, American dancer Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) arrives to audition for a dance troupe. After immediately impressing Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton) she quickly finds herself dancing the lead role in the ritualistic piece called Volk (German for people). Could the delusions that missing dancer Patricia (Chloe Grace Moretz) told … Continue reading Suspiria (2018)

When people’s computer and phone records are hacked in the suburb of Salem the town develops a mob mentality and turns its focus on four friends who must survive the results of the hack and the ire of the town. I’ll start by blurting out the fact that I left this preview screening thinking this … Continue reading Assassination Nation