When Maggie (Diane Silver) and her mother Erica (Juliette Lewis) return to the town where her mum grew up Maggie is quick to make friends. One day when seeking a passing adult to buy her new group of friends alcohol they begin a friendship with Sue Ann, or Ma (Octavia Spencer). But Sue Ann used … Continue reading Ma

Aladdin (Mena Massoud) and his monkey Abu are scrounging to survive as thieves on the streets of Agrabah. When evil Vizier Jafar (Marwen Kenzari) forces Aladdin to try to retrieve a lamp for him they are sent on an epic adventure involving genies, wishes and what it means to truly be yourself. Disney’s remakes of … Continue reading Aladdin (2019)

The X-Men (and women as one character points out to Xavier) are sent on a mission to save a space shuttle that has been damaged by a cosmic anomaly. During the mission Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is exposed to the anomaly and appears to consume its power, but can she control it? It seems quite … Continue reading X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Frank Fisher’s (Nick Offerman) record store in Brooklyn is failing after 17 years. His daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) is soon to be heading to California for college. But they still have the summer to do what they love the most, make music together. Hearts Beat Loud received a very small release in 2018 and has … Continue reading Hearts Beat Loud

High Life is an extraordinary science fiction film. It is disorienting, difficult to watch and lacking any clear narrative. But it’s also thought provoking and dazzling. Opening on a dilapidated spaceship we find Monte (Robert Pattinson) conducting repair works to the outside of the ship whilst talking to his infant daughter Willow (Scarlett Lindsey) over … Continue reading High Life

Based on a true fantasy is the poster tag line for Rocketman and it really is a good summation. This is not a biopic of Elton John. It’s a musical that uses his songs to give us a sense of his life. Using the device that Elton is sharing his tales of addiction to a … Continue reading Rocketman

The legendary John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns. Picking up immediately following John Wick: Chapter 2 a bounty of $14 million has been placed on the head of Wick following his transgression at the end of chapter 2. What follows is another master class in gun-fu. The story in the John Wick series so far does a … Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Tim Burton’s Batman was released 30 years ago and to celebrate Warner Brothers have released 4K restoration prints of Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman and Robin at the cinema. As ridiculously excited as I was to snare a ticket to see Batman on the big screen it was slightly disappointing to know that … Continue reading Batman (30th Anniversary)

When rough around the edges con artist Penny (Rebel Wilson) intrudes on the suave and smooth con artist Josephine’s (Anne Hathaway) hunting grounds the two enter into a bet to see who is allowed to remain. Whoever can scam tech millionaire Thomas (Alex Sharp) first wins. Based on the 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels starring … Continue reading The Hustle

Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) receives news that his estranged detective father has died and has to travel to Ryme City to handle his affairs. When he is told his fathers body was never recovered he takes it upon himself to investigate what actually happened with his dad’s old partner. Who just happens to be a … Continue reading Pokemon Detective Pikachu