Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) relocate from Boston to rural Maine in order to spend more time with their children Ellie (Jete Laurence) and Gage (Hugo Lavoie). When Ellie’s pet cat is killed their neighbour Jud (John Lithgow) leads Louis out to the Pet Sematary in the woods and … Continue reading Pet Sematary
Opening in 1986 we see a young Adelaide (Madison Curry) suffer a traumatic experience at a funfair in Santa Cruz. Flash forward to present day and a now grown Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) and her family are heading down to Santa Cruz for a holiday. Her tension at returning to this place only gets worse when … Continue reading Us
1919. The Medici Brothers circus is ailing. Returning from the war with one arm, equestrian Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) finds that his wife has died of influenza, his horses have been sold and he is now in charge of the elephants. Max Medici (Danny DeVito) has recently bought a pregnant elephant and is hoping he … Continue reading Dumbo (2019)
I discovered the Coen Brothers when I was approximately 16 years old. I say approximately because Fargo came out in 1996 when I was 15 and given its 18 certificate that meant I would have watched a VHS rental at some point the following year. Aside from the obvious fact that it was easier to … Continue reading The Coen Brothers Retrospective
When teenage foster kid Billy Batson (Asher Angel) meets an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou) he is granted the ability to transform into an adult superhero (Zachary Levi) by uttering the word Shazam! Shazam has an interesting history in comics. Originally created in 1939 by Fawcett Comics he was named Captain Marvel. Following copyright infringement claims … Continue reading Shazam!
Five former special forces operatives decide to steal a drug barons fortune and when the plan goes awry their skills and loyalties are put to the test. The most exciting aspect of Triple Frontier is the talent involved. Initially planned to be directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal, the team behind The … Continue reading Triple Frontier
Stevie (Sunny Suljic) is a 13 year old in Los Angeles during the mid 90’s. He lives with his single mum (Katherine Waterston) and his older brother (Lucas Hedges). When he meets a group of teens in a skate shop he obtains a board and bonds with them over skating and growing up. Written and … Continue reading mid90s
Wild Rose opens with the titular Rose (Jessie Buckley) being released from prison and making her way back to Glasgow where her mother Marion (Julie Walters) has been looking after her two young children for the last year. Rose is a country singer who dreams of making it to Nashville one day whilst her mother … Continue reading Wild Rose
In 2010 a group of Fisherman released a top ten album of sea shanties following their discovery by a Radio DJ. This film takes extreme dramatic license to present a more romanticised story of this turn of events. Whilst record executive Danny (Daniel Mays) is on a stag do in Cornwall he is challenged by … Continue reading Fisherman’s Friends
Saraya Knight (Florence Pugh) is from a wrestling family in Norwich. Her father Ricky (Nick Frost) is an ex convict, her mother Julia (Lena Headey) used to be homeless. But they saved each other when they created their own low budget wrestling show and Saraya and her brother Zak (Jack Lowden) become stars of the … Continue reading Fighting With My Family
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