After years of marriage, resentment has slowly built between Ivy Rose (Olivia Colman) and Theo Rose (Benedict Cumberbatch) culminating in a divorce battle over the stunning home that Theo designed and built using Ivy’s money. After a chance meeting and whirlwind romance the Roses start a life in America where Theo is a lauded architect … Continue reading The Roses
The British Isles, in the 1790’s. A young Japanese woman named Tornado (Koki) is being stalked by a ruthless gang led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his son, Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). Can she outwit them and survive? Tornado is a western set in Britain just prior to the Industrial Revolution. Tornado and her father … Continue reading Tornado
Disgraced former Secret Service Agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) is given a shot at redemption when a Government Agency finds themselves desperately in need of a highly skilled agent in a location where they are suddenly bereft of them. If Lucas can board a flight from Bangkok to San Francisco, locate a criminal known only … Continue reading Fight or Flight
It is May 2020, the height of the Covid Pandemic and in the small town of Eddington, New Mexico a feud between the town’s Mayor and Sheriff threatens to destabilise the entire town and its citizens' way of life. I will start my review by simply stating that Eddington is a superb movie. One that … Continue reading Eddington
In 1938, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, Landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires self-taught archeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate large burial mounds on her rural estate. The Dig is a rather superb film with two genuinely interesting plot lines. The first is a race against time that is placed straight in front of us. Edith … Continue reading The Dig
The Thursday Murder Club is a group of four pensioners who live at Cooper’s Chase Retirement home that get together in their spare time to solve cold cases. But when the owner of Cooper’s Chase is struck down at his home they have a real life case to solve. The Thursday Murder Club is based … Continue reading The Thursday Murder Club
The Bad Guys have turned over a new leaf, but everyone else is struggling to believe their intentions are pure, which means they are rather struggling with the idea of gainful employment. The answer is of course to help track down the criminal scourge currently causing a fuss in the city, but this will bring … Continue reading The Bad Guys 2
Three acts in the life of Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) told in reverse order. Beginning with the apocalypse and ending with a childhood beset by setbacks. All framed in a reassuringly life affirming manner. The three acts in the Life of Chuck initially feel somewhat disconnected, but it is in the explanation of how they come … Continue reading The Life of Chuck
Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is feeling a bit burnt out by his new life as a fixer. It turns out killing people for a living can be just as dull as being a part of the rat race. So he decides to take his family on holiday to Plummerville, a small resort his father once … Continue reading Nobody 2
When Millie (Alison Brie) gets a job as a teacher in the countryside, her and her partner Tim (Dave Franco) take the plunge and leave the city behind for a new life. But will their strained relationship survive the big move? Tim has recently suffered a traumatic experience when discovering the body of his dead … Continue reading Together
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