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

Suffering from post traumatic stress after World War 1, A.A. Milne retreats to the country with his wife, son and nanny in tow. Whilst there he creates one of the most loved children's stories of all time, Winnie the Pooh. A beautifully crafted film that I wholeheartedly recommend with two warnings. Firstly, despite being about … Continue reading Goodbye Christopher Robin

A group of young medical students decide that to know what happens in the afterlife they need to really see for themselves. Stopping your heart and glimpsing the other side before being resuscitated has side effects though, initially a wave of feeling invincible subsides to the possibility that something from the other side wants to … Continue reading Flatliners

The 1980 Wimbledon Championships and Bjorn Borg is seeking a record breaking 5th consecutive title, whilst up and coming John McEnroe is vying for his first. The Iceman versus Super Brat. Using flashbacks to give us context as to what drives them the film contends that these two superstars of the sport are not so … Continue reading Borg vs McEnroe