Director: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Starring: Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Forrest Goodluck and Jeff Wahlberg Run time: 2h 20min Certificate: 18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ After spending the last few years marvelling at Thor’s hammer and polishing Captain America’s shield, the Russo brothers swap super heroes for super soldiers in Cherry, coming soon to select cinemas and Apple... Continue Reading →
Extraction – Review
Director: Sam Hargrave Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, Priyanshu Painyuli, Golshifteh Farahani and David Harbour Run time: 1h 56m Certificate: 18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After cutting his teeth directing the second unit on action blockbusters such as Avengers: Infinity War, AtomicBlonde, and The Accountant, Sam Hargrave’s first effort as director explodes onto Netflix in a... Continue Reading →
Jojo Rabbit (12A)
Director: Taika Waititi Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant and Scarlett JohanssonRun time: 1h 48m⭐⭐⭐⭐It’s the latter part of WWII and the Germans are well on their way to losing. Most seasoned soldiers know this, but Adolf Hitler’s propaganda machine is still in full swing... Continue Reading →
Jojo Rabbit – Review
Director: Taika Waititi Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant and Scarlett Johansson Run time: 1h 48min Certificate: 12A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10-year-old loner Jojo (Davis) attends his first Hitler Youth camp to “make a man of him” and prepare him for life once victory is theirs. We... Continue Reading →
My top 10 movies of 2019
Of the films I've watched this year (sadly missed out on many including Little Women and Hustlers), here's my top 10. 10. Stan & Ollie (PG) Handled with sensitivity and care by director Jon S. Baird and performed with skill and astonishing attention to detail by Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, Stan & Ollie is a fitting... Continue Reading →
Spider-Man: Far From Home (12A)
Director: Jon Watts Starring: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Cobie Smulders. Run time: 2h 9min ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spinning into the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the epic events of Avengers: Endgame comes Spider-Man: Far From Home, the first of Marvel’s offerings since big, bad, purple baddy Thanos himself... Continue Reading →
Men in Black: International (12A)
Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Rafe Spall, Kumail Nanjiani and Rebecca Ferguson. Run time: 1h 54min ⭐⭐ The good guys dress in black, remember that? Yes, it’s 22 years since the first Men in Black film crash-landed onto cinema screens and introduced us to Agents Kay and Jay... Continue Reading →
Avengers: Endgame (12A) Spoiler free
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner and Karen Gillan. Run time: 3h 1min ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Over ten years and twenty films later, Marvel studios presents the conclusion to its epic Avenger’s series with Avengers: Endgame. After the devastating consequences of Avengers: Infinity War where big, bad baddy Thanos... Continue Reading →
Captain Marvel (12A)
⭐⭐⭐ Opening in Hala, one of many technologically advanced planets, a war is raging between the warrior-hero Krees and the shapeshifting Skrulls. The Skrulls seem to be invading as many worlds as possible with the Krees attempting to keep the peace and stop them by any means necessary. After a rescue mission goes wrong, Kree... Continue Reading →
My top 10 films of 2018
Hello everyone! Let's get straight to business. Of the films I've managed to watch this year here's my top 10 of 2018. 10. Black Panther A welcome addition to the Marvel canon. Big, bright and bold it’s a wild ride through Wakanda and extremely important for its predominantly black cast taking the lead in a... Continue Reading →
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