In 1942 a group of soldiers are sent on an unofficial and fully deniable operation behind enemy lines. Led by Major Gus March-Phillips (Henry Cavill) the team will have to overcome insurmountable odds to turn the tide of the war. Loosely based on the real life Operation Postmaster, Guy Ritchie’s latest film may well give … Continue reading The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) abandons storm chasing after an experiment to tame a tornado goes catastrophically wrong. But when old colleague Javi (Anthony Ramos) approaches her five years later with a new plan to map tornadoes that could save thousands of lives she returns to the fold still carrying the PTSD from five years earlier. … Continue reading Twisters
Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) is a marketing guru working out of New York when a shadowy government employee named Moe Berkus (Woody Harrelson) makes her a job offer she cannot refuse. Head to Florida and change the perception of NASA and the space race so that government funding can be approved to help the U.S.A. … Continue reading Fly Me To The Moon
This year saw the return of fast talking detective Axel Foley played by Eddie Murphy. So of course I set out to watch the series in anticipation of his return in order to see how they stood up next to each other. Interestingly for a series of only four films there are very few continuous … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop – Ranked
Philadelphia 1999. After Jamie (Margaret Qualley) breaks up with her girlfriend Sukie (Bernie Feldstein) she goes on a road trip with uptight friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan). The only issue is that the “Drive-Away” they have been hired to take to Tallahassee has some goods hidden in the trunk that some undesirable individuals are trying to … Continue reading Drive-Away Dolls
A sprawling frontier Western beginning in 1859 that tells multiple converging storylines that all centre on the town of Horizon. Horizon itself does not yet exist. It is a dream sold to would be settlers of perfectly pristine untouched land in the San Pedro Valley which just happens to be a sacred location for the … Continue reading Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
Fast talking Detroit detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) returns to Beverly Hills when the life of his estranged daughter Jane Saunders (Taylour Paige) is threatened. Forty years since the original Beverly Hills Cop and thirty years since the most recent Beverly Hills Cop 3 we now have the fourth film in the franchise. As modern … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Adam (Andrew Scott) is a screenwriter who is attempting to write about his parents who died in a car crash when he was twelve. As a source of inspiration he gets the train to visit his childhood home only to find his parents there ready to welcome him in. At the same time as this … Continue reading All Of Us Strangers
My odyssey to the Planet of the Apes is complete. Nine films in nine days. You can find my in depth thoughts on all of the films here: The Planet of the Apes Original Films Review (1968-1973) Planet of the Apes (2001) The Planet of the Apes Trilogy Review (2011-2017) But this article is the all important rankings, … Continue reading Planet of the Apes – Ranked
When Border Terrier Reggie (voiced by Will Ferrell) is abandoned by his owner Doug (Will Forte) he joins up with fellow strays Bug (Jamie Foxx), Maggie (Isla Fisher) and Hunter (Randall Park) to learn the rules of the street and track down his owner. I had high hopes for Strays based on its trailer. It … Continue reading Strays
