Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) finds himself pulled back into the CIA to assist his mentor James Greer (Wendell Pierce) in resolving a ghost from the past that threatens to destabilise Greer's position as Assistant Director of the CIA. With the plot split primarily between Dubai and London, Jack joins forces with MI6 agent Emma Marlow … Continue reading Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Whilst suffering cold feet over her impending marriage, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) discovers that her brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) has been kidnapped, setting her on her most dangerous case yet. With the action relocated from London to Malta, the latest Enola Holmes mystery focuses on the ills caused by colonialism and what it means … Continue reading Enola Holmes 3
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 true story of the 2007-2008 financial crisis as told through three different groups of investors betting against the housing market. Michael Burry M.D. (Christian Bale) is a socially awkward, incredibly smart man with total autonomy over a billion dollar hedge fund. Whilst listening to heavy metal, dressed in shorts and wearing nothing on his … Continue reading The Big Short
The War Of The Rohirrim tells the story of the King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand (Brian Cox), his “wild” daughter Hera (Gaia Wise) and their war with a young lord named Wulf (Luca Pasqualino) who is desperate to avenge his father’s death. This story is pulled from the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, … Continue reading The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim
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