No-nonsense trucker Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) finds himself embroiled in a supernatural battle with centuries old sorcerer Lo-Pan (James Hong) in Chinatown, San Francisco. When Jack Burton arrives in San Francisco in his truck, lovingly named The Pork Chop Express because he hauls pigs to the slaughterhouse, he meets up with his pal Wang (Dennis … Continue reading Big Trouble In Little China
November 19th 2006, Ramadi Iraq. A platoon of Navy Seals seize an apartment building in order to conduct surveillance. But when their presence is detected they find themselves fighting for their lives as they attempt to evacuate the area. Warfare is an astonishing film due to the manner in which it immerses you into a … Continue reading Warfare
In 1932 Clarksdale, Mississippi the Smoke/Stack twins (Michael B. Jordan) return home to open their very own juke joint, with their blues singing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) drawing in the crowds with his siren song. The only issue is that his supernaturally brilliant musical abilities also draw the attention of evil forces nearby. Taking place … Continue reading Sinners
When twin brothers Bill and Hal discover their father’s old toy monkey a spate of gruesome accidental deaths ensue. Frightened that they have unleashed a monster they throw it into a well. Twenty-Five years later Bill and Hal are estranged but find themselves forced together again when another spate of gruesome accidental deaths begin. Could … Continue reading The Monkey
A group of misfits band together and form bonds of friendship when they find themselves pitted against each other in a deadly trap. Led by former Black Widow Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) they find themselves tackling a new threat spreading across Manhattan. Thunderbolts* takes a gaggle of B and C list heroes and villains and … Continue reading Thunderbolts*
When CIA analyst Charles Heller’s (Rami Malek) wife Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan) is killed in a terrorist attack he asks his supervisors if he can be trained to go after them himself. After he is denied he decides to blackmail them into gaining his opportunity. But can a man with zero killer instinct really take down … Continue reading The Amateur
Single mother and widow Violet (Meghann Fahy) is about to step out on her first date in years with a handsome photographer named Henry (Brandon Sklenar). But on arrival at the fine dining restaurant she starts to receive air drop messages on her phone threatening her that her son will be killed if she does not … Continue reading Drop
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is many things; An accountant who works for unscrupulous clients unravelling impossibly complex financial books in incredibly quick times, a trained killer, and a highly functioning autistic person with specific routines to manage his condition. Nine years on from The Accountant’s original release it is time to reassess my thoughts, especially … Continue reading The Accountant
A cat lives a solitary life in a forest that has remnants of some long gone human life. But when a devastating flood encompasses all that he knows he has to learn to cooperate with other species in order to survive. Flow is a rather beautiful animated movie that I have found quite hard to … Continue reading Flow
A prolific serial killer may have finally met their match as The Lady (Willa Fitzgerald) and The Demon (Kyle Gallner) fight for their own survival after a date/trap does not go to plan. If there is some justice in the world, something seemingly missing from the world of Strange Darling, this movie will find its … Continue reading Strange Darling
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