In 1968 amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) entered the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race to circumnavigate the world single-handedly without stopping. Leaving his wife Claire (Rachel Weisz) and his three children behind he has to deal with an unfinished boat, the elements and the financial pressures placed on him by his adventure. Being completely … Continue reading The Mercy
The third Cloverfield film was dropped onto Netflix after the Superbowl in keeping with the previous films secretive nature. The plot is set in 2028 and follows a crew aboard the Cloverfield Space Station trying to create an energy source to save an Earth amidst an energy crisis. As with 10 Cloverfield Lane the script … Continue reading The Cloverfield Paradox
Miguel’s family have banned music following his great great grandmother’s heart being broken by a singer. Drawn to music Miguel steals the guitar of his idol Ernesto de la Cruz and is transported to the world of the dead where he has until dawn to escape. Pixar’s latest is a story about family and remembrance … Continue reading Coco
In 1994 Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) was competing for a place in the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating team when her biggest competitor Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted. This film pieces together events, no matter how contradictory from interviews given by those involved. I, Tonya is hard to classify as it is both a deeply serious character … Continue reading I, Tonya
A Los Angeles bank robbing crew come up against the LA County Sheriff Department's Major Crime Unit. Gerard Butler is the "cop who does not play by the rules" up against a gang featuring O'Shea Jackson Jr, 50 Cent and Pablo Schreiber as their leader. The first thing I need to get out of the … Continue reading Den of Thieves
Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren) is the heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and believes that her home is haunted by those people killed by the weapon her company makes. The company's board seek a medical assessment of her competence to run the company and they select Dr. Eric Price (Jason Clarke) to assess her. … Continue reading Winchester
Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) is introduced to us as a fastidious, exacting and controlling man. Whilst he creates dresses for his fashion house he relies upon his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) to discard his girlfriends when he has become bored with them. When he meets waitress Alma (Vicky Krieps) she becomes his muse and partner, … Continue reading Phantom Thread
12 Strong is the true story of a U.S. Special forces team sent to Afghanistan after 9/11. Their mission was to fight with Afghanistan militias against the Taliban. I have to be honest and say I went into this film with some huge reservations about this being a typical American jingoistic propaganda film based on … Continue reading 12 Strong
In 1971 the New York Times and Washington Post become aware of top secret documents that tarnish America’s involvement and action in Vietnam. Nixon bears the full weight of the Government upon them, forcing a crucial battle for press freedom. Steven Spielberg’s latest has many things going for it. In terms of subject matter, it … Continue reading The Post
Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson) is an ex cop who has been doing the same commute for 10 years when he is suddenly given a proposition by a mysterious woman (Vera Farmiga). Find someone on the train who doesn’t belong, tag them with a tracker and earn $100,000. This is Neeson’s 4th film with director Jaume … Continue reading The Commuter
