When Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson) is kidnapped by Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie), the heroic Super Mario Brothers and friends set out on a rescue mission. This time, Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are joined by Yoshi (Donald Glover) on their adventure. Whilst Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) head out on … Continue reading The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Two elite snipers are hired to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge and together will find themselves battling the evil that lays within whilst trying to discover its secret. Levi (Miles Teller) is an ex-marine sniper. Jaded, tormented by nightmares and alone. Despite having been deemed unfit for duty by a military psychologist he … Continue reading The Gorge
Welcome to my review of film in 2024. This is the eighth year that I have spent writing my film reviews online and is by far and away the biggest year as far as viewing numbers have been, which is fantastic. As ever I am going to run through some of my thoughts on my … Continue reading 2024 – Year In Review – Film
Visionary director George Miller began his Mad Max series in 1979 and this year, a mere forty-five years later he has released his fifth entry in the franchise. Whilst Miller has remained the one constant he has welcomed co-writers and a co-director across the five entries and some actors have found themselves returning as the … Continue reading Mad Max – Ranked
Before Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne) met Max on the Fury Road she was kidnapped by a warlord named Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and embroiled in a war between the rulers of the Wasteland. This is the legend of Furiosa. Beginning with Furiosa’s kidnap as a young girl it then chronicles the next fifteen years … Continue reading Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Having survived the annihilation of their House by the evil Harkonnen's, Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) and his mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) head further into the desert to live with the indigenous Fremen. As Paul becomes accepted into their ways some believe him to be a prophet sent to free them from their plight. Just over … Continue reading Dune: Part Two
Last year I went on record with what films I was most looking forward to seeing this year. It turned out to be a very popular article and I did quite well at predicting my preferences in my end of year lists. You can see quite how well on New Year's Eve when I post … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024
Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are Italian American plumbers living in Brooklyn who have just spent their life savings on setting up their business and creating an advert to market themselves. When they attempt to fix a major leak in the sewer system they find a magical pipe that transports them to The … Continue reading The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Welcome to my review of film in 2022. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year you can quickly scroll down, otherwise I was just going to share a few thoughts first. Personally I have found the year to be rather middling in quality. The opening and closing months included the … Continue reading 2022 – Year In Review – Film
Lily (Anna Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) used to be firm friends as young girls but grew apart after the death of Lily’s father. Following an incident with Amanda’s horse her mother pays Lily to tutor her on the proviso that she makes it look like she just wants to reconnect. Lily and Amanda are … Continue reading Thoroughbreds
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