Whilst working as a Triad enforcer Ito (Joe Taslim) has an epiphany when he is unable to see a little girl gunned down with her family. Returning home he seeks his friends help in getting her out of the country, but another friend Arian (Iko Uwais) also works for the Triad and has his sights … Continue reading The Night Comes For Us

In the small Alaskan village of Keelut three children have gone missing, presumably taken by a pack of wolves. Medora Slone, (Riley Keough) the mother of the latest victim hires wolf expert and writer Russell Core (Jeffery Wright) to track and kill the wolves. As the plot unfolds Medora’s husband Vernon (Alexander Skarsgard) returns home … Continue reading Hold the Dark

In 1905 Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) heads to an island that is home to the religious cult that has kidnapped his sister. Whilst there we are drip fed information about the exact nature of what the cult worship as well as Thomas’ history with the divine. The Wicker Man is clearly an inspiration, but Apostle … Continue reading Apostle

The El Royale is a motel that sits on the state lines of California and Nevada, letting you choose which state you have a room in. Over the course of one stormy evening four guests, the clerk and some uninvited visitors will have an eventful night. Writer/Director Drew Goddard is known for intelligent, twisting scripts … Continue reading Bad Times at the El Royale

Set over the course of a decade, First Man tells us the story of Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) as he joins NASA and becomes the historic first man of the title. A critical early scene shows us Armstrong with his young daughter who is dying of cancer. We are shown his love for her but … Continue reading First Man

Starr (Amandla Stenberg) splits her life being two versions of herself. At home in the impoverished area of Garden Heights the community is predominantly black, but due to its gangs her parents send her to school out of town which is predominantly white. As a result she doesn’t feel quite at home in either. When … Continue reading The Hate U Give

Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is an investigative reporter with his own news show and a history of creating problems for himself. When asked to interview Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed) the CEO of the Life Foundation as a puff piece he can’t help but dig a little deeper resulting in trouble for him and his fiancée … Continue reading Venom

Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) is an international music star. He’s also an alcoholic and drug addict with worsening tinnitus. When looking for a bar after a gig he finds Ally (Lady Gaga) performing La Vie en Rose (the song Cooper and Gaga sang together in an initial meeting to discuss the film) and takes her … Continue reading A Star is Born

Set during and after World War 2, Mudbound follows the lives of two families on a farm in Mississippi. Both families, one white and one black have returning soldiers from the war and the focus is on farming, poverty, racism and the treatment of war veterans. Netflix released Mudbound in 2017 and it is a … Continue reading Mudbound

It is the 20th anniversary of the Coen Brothers seminal The Big Lebowski. A film released when I was a youthful 17 years old that really blew my mind with how inventive and funny the Coen’s could be and made me a life long fan of their unique vision. The story is in the mould … Continue reading The Big Lebowski