The famous magicians known as The Horsemen are reunited by the mysterious Eye for another altruistic heist. This time they will be taking down a diamond mine heiress and criminal Veronika Vanderberg (Rosamund Pike). The Now You See Me films have always relied on fast talking exposition explaining highly improbable tricks that would take either actual … Continue reading Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum) is the “Roofman” burglar. After being sentenced to decades in prison for robbing multiple McDonald’s stores Jeffrey escapes prison and hides out in a Toys R Us store. Only to find himself falling in love with a member of staff named Leigh (Kirsten Dunst). Roofman is an extraordinary based on true … Continue reading Roofman
I Swear is based on the true story of John Davidson, who at the age of thirteen was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome. The film documents how his life was impacted by this condition and how John would go on to be awarded an MBE for his services to those also living with Tourette’s. I Swear … Continue reading I Swear
Lainy Newton (Amy Schumer) believes that her boyfriend is about to propose to her but instead his indecent proposal is going to send her on a spiral that will somehow result in her pretending that she is pregnant. Of course this will happen to coincide with her meeting the real man of her dreams Josh … Continue reading Kinda Pregnant
When Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) moves to a new High School he instantly falls for Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), but thanks to her father’s strict rules she is not allowed to date unless her older, anti-social sister Kat (Julia Stiles) starts dating. So Cameron comes up with the crazy plan to pay the school bad boy Patrick … Continue reading 10 Things I Hate About You
Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his trusty sidekick Barf (John Candy) must rescue Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the clutches of Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) and the evil Spaceballs led by President Skroob (Mel Brooks). Released in 1987, Spaceballs is the definitive Star Wars parody film from the mind of one of the absolute greats … Continue reading Spaceballs
Which action movie franchise has been the most influential in the 21st Century? The answer is surely Bourne. When the Bourne Identity released in 2002 it changed the landscape of action movies and its impacts are still felt today. During the 1980's and 1990's action movies were led by huge marquee stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, … Continue reading Bourne Ranked
Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) is a CIA operative taking part in the “Outcome” project designed to enhance agents both physically and mentally via medication. However when Jason Bourne exposes to the world other CIA programs designed to create assassins Eric Byer (Ed Norton) is sent in to shut down “Outcome” and hide all evidence it … Continue reading The Bourne Legacy
Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) are reunited on the beautiful island of Capri where they find themselves embroiled in murder and double crosses. Five years on from the events of the last movie, Stephanie is now a famous true crime vLogger and has written a book about her relationship with real … Continue reading Another Simple Favour
When CIA analyst Charles Heller’s (Rami Malek) wife Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan) is killed in a terrorist attack he asks his supervisors if he can be trained to go after them himself. After he is denied he decides to blackmail them into gaining his opportunity. But can a man with zero killer instinct really take down … Continue reading The Amateur
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