When her baby brother is kidnapped by a murder of crows, Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), alongside school friend Curtis (Jacob Tremblay), enters the magical Impassable Wilderness in pursuit. Inside lies an enchanted forest where different factions vie for control. Laika Studios' sixth movie is another spectacularly beautiful and lovingly created ode to film. The … Continue reading Wildwood
One year on from his father’s suicide, Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) descends into the waters where his father was last seen. His efforts to find him are interrupted when he is swallowed by a sperm whale, leaving him in a fight for survival. Whalefall, adapted from Daniel Kraus’s popular novel by writer/director Brian Duffield, is … Continue reading Whalefall
Lord M. Bison (David Dastmalchian) decides to host the second ever World Warrior Tournament in order to lure Ryu (Andrew Koji) into his grasp and drain him of his power. Can Ryu’s adoptive brother Ken (Noah Centineo) save the day? Based on what is arguably one of the most influential fighting games ever made, this … Continue reading Street Fighter
With Avengers: Doomsday nearly upon us, Avengers: Endgame Encore is now at cinemas. So what has changed? The film itself is identical and I still stand by my original review which you can find here: Avengers: Endgame. What has changed is that new credits sequences have been added that tease information for Doomsday. Whilst I … Continue reading Avengers: Endgame Encore
The planet-killing Unicron (Orson Welles) sets his eyes upon the Transformers’ home world of Cybertron. Can the Autobots, led by the brave Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen), save their planet whilst also fighting a fierce civil war with the evil Decepticons, led by Megatron (Frank Welker)? The Transformers: The Movie celebrates forty years since its release … Continue reading The Transformers: The Movie
Medical courier Bryan (Austin Abrams) should be at the end of his shift and heading home. That is until he is asked to take a Category A package to the snow-covered mountainside town of Raccoon City. Events quickly get out of hand as he encounters mutated humans hungry for flesh. In a fairly tight ninety … Continue reading Resident Evil
In 1987, with the Cold War between the United States and Russia still going strong, a U.S. Navy pilot, Troy “Assassin” Kelly (Ryan Reynolds), is shot down over Russia. Rescued by ex-KGB operative Nikolai Ustinov (Kenneth Branagh), a fan of American culture, he offers his assistance in exchange for asylum in America. Mayday is so … Continue reading Mayday
After a virus has wiped out the majority of the population, the surviving members of the human race band together in different pockets of what is left of civilisation. Hig (Jacob Elordi) and his faithful dog Jasper live together with Bangley (Josh Brolin) on a remote airfield. Whilst Bangley is content with survival, Hig seeks … Continue reading The Dog Stars
Rachel (Eiza Gonzalez) is a shadowy operative who works “in the grey” for the types of client who require assistance outside of the usual channels. Hired to recover a billion-dollar fortune stolen by a ruthless criminal despot, she sets in motion an impossible heist with the help of her team leaders Sid (Henry Cavill) and … Continue reading In The Grey
The Platt family live in what seems like a perfect slice of 1982 American suburbia, when they find their entire street transported millions of years into the past during a stormy night. The outcome is that the secretly fractious family have to pull together and fight for their lives against an array of fearsome dinosaurs. … Continue reading The End Of Oak Street
