The sequel to what, in my opinion, is the best film in the Marvel Universe has a lot to live up to and whilst not quite as great it acquits itself well. Having established a dysfunctional family in the first film, the focus this time round is firmly on exploring family. The main plot focus … Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

A special cinema event on Alien day gave me the pleasure of being able to see Prometheus, Alien Director's Cut, two scenes from Alien Covenant and a scene set between Prometheus and Covenant today, and I have to say it was a fantastic experience. The 26th April in American parlance is 4/26 and the planet … Continue reading Alien Day – Alien Director’s Cut & Prometheus

Rules Don't Apply is an odd concoction but one that I enjoyed a great deal. The film starts by following two young people new to Hollywood brought together by their mysterious employer Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty). Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins) is a young would-be actress and Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich) her driver. We see them … Continue reading Rules Don’t Apply

Its 1940 London during the Blitz and Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) gets a job as a screenwriter thanks to her ability to write believable "slop" (women's dialogue). Paired with Tom Buckley (Sam Claflin) she is tasked with writing an authentic war movie that also acts as propaganda to both galvanise the British people and persuade … Continue reading Their Finest

The Belko corporation's employees are about to have a really bad day. Locked in their office building in the middle of nowhere in Bogota, Colombia a disembodied voice commands them to kill each other or else a bomb implanted in their heads as a tracking device will go off. Worth noting that this is released … Continue reading The Belko Experiment

Eloise (Anna Kendrick) was meant to be the maid of honour but is now on the worst table at her best friends wedding. During the course of the day, we will understand why she is there and have plenty of laughs and elements of drama from the group of misfits she is sat with. Everyone … Continue reading Table 19

After witnessing a bank robbery and finding himself in financial straits due to soulless corporations, Joe (Michael Caine) persuades his pals Willie (Morgan Freeman) and Albert (Alan Arkin) that they should rob a bank. On paper, this film felt like it was going to be just as soulless as those corporations that leave Joe considering … Continue reading Going in Style

The Fast and Furious franchise is truly a wonder to behold and I would be very interested in an in-depth article on the evolution of the franchise. From moderately bankable racing films to blockbuster action movies, the one thing you are guaranteed is a ludicrous plot and horrendously cheesy lines about family. The plot this … Continue reading Fast & Furious 8

Based on the Japanese Manga by Masamune Shirow that began in 1989 and subsequent Anime film in 1995 directed by Mamoru Oshii this is a slick science fiction film that I enjoyed, but possibly too much of that being a result of nostalgia. Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind, a robot with … Continue reading Ghost in the Shell

When the Boss Baby arrives into Tim's life, it is thrown upside down. His parents no longer give him all the attention he needs and he is pretty certain something is not quite right with a baby that wears a suit and can talk. Soon we find out that the Boss Baby is there to … Continue reading The Boss Baby