Three acts in the life of Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) told in reverse order. Beginning with the apocalypse and ending with a childhood beset by setbacks. All framed in a reassuringly life affirming manner. The three acts in the Life of Chuck initially feel somewhat disconnected, but it is in the explanation of how they come … Continue reading The Life of Chuck
Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is feeling a bit burnt out by his new life as a fixer. It turns out killing people for a living can be just as dull as being a part of the rat race. So he decides to take his family on holiday to Plummerville, a small resort his father once … Continue reading Nobody 2
When Millie (Alison Brie) gets a job as a teacher in the countryside, her and her partner Tim (Dave Franco) take the plunge and leave the city behind for a new life. But will their strained relationship survive the big move? Tim has recently suffered a traumatic experience when discovering the body of his dead … Continue reading Together
At 2.17am in Maybrook, Pennsylvania, seventeen children from the same class simultaneously wake up and run away from home. Only their teacher Justine Gandy (Julia Garner) and a boy named Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher) arrive at school the next day. After thirty days of the school being closed as investigations take place and no closer … Continue reading Weapons
The UK Prime Minister (Idris Elba) and the US President (John Cena) are forced to work together when they survive an assassination attempt by an unknown adversary. But these Heads of State despise each other and bicker and argue through their odd couple action heroics. Heads of State really epitomises the "straight to streaming" action … Continue reading Heads of State
Detective Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) has to prevent evil tech billionaire Richard Cane (Danny Huston) from recovering the P.L.O.T. Device computer chip that will help him reset the world to his vision. Along the way he will be offered assistance by the beautiful Beth Davenport (Pamela Anderson) and colleague Ed Hocken Jr. (Paul Walter … Continue reading The Naked Gun
Detective Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) must foil an assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth II who is on a state visit to Los Angeles. The biggest hitch is that he is the most incompetent officer on the force. The Naked Gun began life as a TV series named "Police Squad" in 1982 that was cancelled after … Continue reading The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) comes out of retirement to try and win enough money to send his daughter Vienna (Sunny Sandler) to a prestigious ballet school. A lot has happened to Happy since we saw him twenty-nine years ago in the original Happy Gilmore movie. Success on the golf course, five children, the tragic death … Continue reading Happy Gilmore 2
On Earth 828 The Fantastic Four are celebrating their fourth anniversary of being protectors of their world as they prepare to welcome a new addition to their cosmic powered family and face their greatest adversary yet: Galactus the Devourer of Worlds. It is a huge relief to be able to say The Fantastic Four: First … Continue reading The Fantastic Four: First Steps
After thirty years performing in the same show on the Las Vegas Strip, fifty-seven year old showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) has to come to terms with it being cancelled. The Last Showgirl is a small intimate film about the sacrifices women make for their careers and focuses closely on what dancing means to Shelly and … Continue reading The Last Showgirl
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