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
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
In 2017 following an economic collapse the U.S. has become a totalitarian police state. When Captain Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) refuses to fire on unarmed civilians rioting for food he is relieved of command and later framed for their massacre and sent to a work camp. Following his escape and recapture he is forced to … Continue reading The Running Man
Five years on from the events of Jurassic World Dominion an expedition is put together to head to an island once used to cross breed dinosaurs for the Jurassic World park. Their goal is to extract DNA from the three largest living dinosaurs with the goal of making a medical breakthrough that could save or … Continue reading Jurassic World: Rebirth
Opening in the Highlands of Scotland in 2002 we see a young boy named Jimmy (Rocco Haynes) watching TV before he witnesses the death of his family as the 'rage' virus spreads across the UK. 28 Years Later we see a different young boy named Spike (Alfie Williams) wake on the day that will see … Continue reading 28 Years Later
Almost six months after the 'rage' virus decimated the UK it is believed that starvation has resulted in the majority of the infected dying out. The U.S. Army have moved in and created a safe zone called District 1 on the Isle of Dogs and has slowly begun to move in displaced refugees as it … Continue reading 28 Weeks Later
When June Havens (Cameron Diaz) bumps into Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) at the airport on the way to her sister's wedding she thinks she may have met the man of her dreams. Roy is charming, funny and good looking all in one package. But he is also a spy who has gone rogue from his … Continue reading Knight and Day
The Predator franchise returns with an animated feature telling a triptych of stories that feature battles across time. The Shield set in 841 tells of a Viking warrior seeking vengeance for the murder of her father as a child. As she seeks her quarry in the frozen wastes a Predator hunts her. The Sword set … Continue reading Predator: Killer of Killers
The artificial intelligence known as ‘The Entity’ has slowly but surely taken over cyberspace since the events of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. Truth no longer exists and political and social stability is collapsing. Can Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team stop ‘The Entity’ before it takes control of the world’s nuclear missile arsenal? … Continue reading Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
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
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