Welcome to my annual look ahead to my most anticipated upcoming films of the year. All but one of my Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025 were released this year and in most cases my anticipation was rewarded with an excellent film. In fact I am fairly confident you will spot a few in my … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2026
CIA spy Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) has one day until retirement when he finds out that his protégé Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) has been arrested in China for espionage. Aware that the American government might sacrifice Bishop as collateral damage in favour of a trade negotiation Muir sets out to use all of his learned … Continue reading Spy Game
The boss of struggling Formula 1 team APX GP (Javier Bardem) recruits old friend and maverick racer Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) in a last ditch effort to turn things around and save the team. Sonny was once an exciting young driver in Formula 1 with the world at his feet, but an horrific crash left … Continue reading F1
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
Detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman) is asked to partner with newly transferred Detective Mills (Brad Pitt) in his final days before retirement. The first case that they are given is that of a killer inspired by the seven deadly sins. Their investigation will have cataclysmic consequences on their lives as the murderer forces them to consider … Continue reading Seven
Two rival fixers (George Clooney & Brad Pitt) are sent to the same New York Penthouse Hotel room to resolve a prominent New York officials error in judgement. As they both consider themselves a lone wolf, working together might be a problem. Wolfs is writer/director Jon Watts first film since his incredibly successful Spider-Man trilogy … Continue reading Wolfs
Bea (Cailey Fleming) is going through a difficult time emotionally. We see her growing up with an ill mother (Catherine Daddario) who sadly does not win her battle and now her father (John Krasinski) is in hospital. Whilst staying at her grandmother’s (Fiona Shaw) New York apartment she discovers that she can see IFs. Imaginary … Continue reading IF
Opening in 1926 and finishing in 1952 Babylon tells the stories of a number of people within Hollywood as the burgeoning art form of film came to terms with the advent of “talkies”. However the tone and focus is less on reverence and prestige and more on cacophonous humour and uncontrolled hedonism. Our leading characters … Continue reading Babylon
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
An assassin with the code name Ladybug (Brad Pitt) is tasked with a simple ‘smash and grab’ mission. Board the bullet train to Kyoto, steal a briefcase and get off. The only problem is that there are a number of other assassins on the train with their own agendas. Bullet Train is a very funny, … Continue reading Bullet Train
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