A group of misfits band together and form bonds of friendship when they find themselves pitted against each other in a deadly trap. Led by former Black Widow Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) they find themselves tackling a new threat spreading across Manhattan. Thunderbolts* takes a gaggle of B and C list heroes and villains and … Continue reading Thunderbolts*
When Almut (Florence Pugh) accidentally runs over recently divorced Tobias (Andrew Garfield) with her car they begin a relationship and fall in love. But then a cancer diagnosis for Almut will force them to make some decisions about how to get the most from their time together and what to focus on. We Live In … Continue reading We Live In Time
Set in rural Northern England in the 1860’s Lady MacBeth tells the story of a young woman named Katherine (Florence Pugh) who is sold into marriage with an older man who demands she stay in the home whilst shunning her. But when both her husband and father-in-law leave on business matters Katherine finds a man … Continue reading Lady MacBeth
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
Welcome to my review of film in 2023. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year and skip my other musings feel free to scroll down. As ever though I will share some stats about my year and some other thoughts. The Stats Personally I had a rollercoaster of a year … Continue reading 2023 – Year In Review – Film
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
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) known as "the father of the atomic bomb". Christopher Nolan's biopic of Oppenheimer is typically not a straightforward telling of the man's life. In fact it eschews any efforts to tell you about his life prior to being a noteworthy physicist aside from a few scenes where … Continue reading Oppenheimer
When Puss (Antonio Banderas) finds himself down to the last of his nine lives and pursued by a Wolf bounty hunter (Wagner Moura) he initially goes into hiding. But then he hears of a quest to discover a wishing star that has fallen into the Black Forest that could restore all of his lives. So … Continue reading Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
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
Guessing what films are going to be the best any given year is an inherently dumb thing to do. Firstly, we are only ever aware of films with big names or big budgets and have no idea about those hidden gems that come out of left field. Secondly, as I have witnessed many times before … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023
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