The life of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton) plays out to the background of the rapidly changing times of the 20th Century. A simple man who works as a logger and railroad builder whilst trying to find his purpose in this world. Train Dreams is a film that I have now watched twice and have continually … Continue reading Train Dreams
In a dystopian future where America is run by a totalitarian government who use the media to control and subjugate the masses a down on his luck worker named Ben Richards (Glen Powell) enters the blood thirsty TV gameshow The Running Man. Can he change the rigged game and get a better outcome than everyone … Continue reading The Running Man (2025)
This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
This year we were given the news that Jurassic World 4 is in production with Gareth Edwards (The Creator & Rogue One) set to direct and Scarlett Johansson to star. So I decided this was the perfect opportunity to watch the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World series again with my children in tow to watch … Continue reading Jurassic Park & Jurassic World – Ranked
It’s 1999 and when a Halloween prank goes badly wrong for Dean, JT and Wes they make up a friend called Ricky Stanicky who they can place the blame on. Fast forward twenty-five years and Ricky Stanicky has a whole life that is entirely devised around Dean (Zac Efron), JT (Andrew Santino) and Wes (Jermaine … Continue reading Ricky Stanicky
On the 1st October 1997 I was a teenager working at UCI cinemas and thoroughly utilising my staff perks of free tickets. At the time the cinema chain held "Directors Chair" screenings every week which usually consisted of a classic film or a more obscure art house release. I made it a point to go … Continue reading David Mamet Retrospective
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