Based on a true story, this is the tale of Richard Sharp (Ben Claflin) and Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) being left adrift after their yacht is stricken following a tropical storm. Starting with the aftermath of the storm and cutting back and forth between how Richard and Tami met and fell in love is about … Continue reading Adrift
Will (Ben Foster) and his daughter Tom (Thomasin McKensie) are living in a national park out of sight from the world. We learn about how they live and keep hidden, but when a runner spots Tom and reports them to the park rangers they are taken into custody and housed temporarily. What unfolds are two … Continue reading Leave No Trace
Kodachrome is a Netflix Original film released in April 2018 and one that I wished I’d let into my life on release. Initially it will feel rather generic and the McGuffin that gets the ball rolling feels so unbelievable that it makes perfect sense when you find out it’s true! In 2010, A. G. Sulzberger … Continue reading Kodachrome
America has decided to recategorise the Mexican Cartels as terrorist organisations and Sicario 2 quickly morphs from the war on drugs to the war on terror. Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) is given free rein to start a conflict between the cartels and uses his asset Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) to help him. I rated Sicario … Continue reading Sicario 2: Soldado
Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) is fresh out of jail and her time inside has allowed her to plan a perfect heist. Rounding up some old and new friends they set out to steal a diamond necklace worth $150 million. Set in the same world as Ocean’s 11, 12 and 13 we get a couple of … Continue reading Ocean’s 8
We may have had to wait 14 years for a sequel to The Incredibles, but Incredibles 2 picks up exactly where the original left off with The Underminer (Pixar good luck charm John Ratzenberger) terrorising the city. The plot revolves around Winston and Evelyn Deavor’s (Catherine Keener and Bob Odenkirk) plans to reverse the outlawing … Continue reading Incredibles 2
Hereditary is a truly creepy and chilling horror film. This isn’t about jump scares, this is about building an oppressive and off kilter sense of dread brick by brick, slowly but surely until it’s final moments make you wonder what on Earth you just saw. Starting with the funeral of Annie’s (Toni Collette) mother Ellen, … Continue reading Hereditary
Islar Nublar, the home of Jurassic World is under threat. A long dormant volcano is about to erupt and Eli Mills (Rafe Spall) needs Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) to return to the island to save as many dinosaurs as they can. Following the phenomenal success of Jurassic World (currently … Continue reading Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
It’s 1962 and Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howle) are just married and about to spend the first night of their honeymoon in a hotel on Chesil Beach. Unfortunately sexual repression, pressures and possible abuse all play a part in a fateful night. Initially the story here feels slight, it is after all focused … Continue reading On Chesil Beach
The 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece gave me the opportunity to see the film at the cinema again, this time with an old fashioned intermission. Something that feels quaint given it has the same running time as Infinity War, but was fitting in terms of it feeling like an old fashioned cinema presentation. The … Continue reading 2001: A Space Odyssey
