Ho ho Home Sweet Home Alone is the sixth, yes sixth, addition to the beloved Christmas movie franchise. Whilst the first two made a star of Macaulay Culkin and are a staple of Yuletide viewing, the others disappeared from memory faster than snow on a January day in England. After a break of almost a decade, Home Sweet Home Alone arrives on Disney+ with JoJo Rabbit’s Archie Yates taking centre stage.
Red Notice – New film review
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ritu Arya Run time: 1h 58min Certificate: 12A ⭐⭐⭐⭐ If Raiders of the Lost Ark, National Treasure, True Lies and Ocean’s Eleven somehow got together and made a film baby, it would be Red Notice. Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds) is a wisecracking (obviously) sophisticated art thief. As he hunts for... Continue Reading →
Best Sellers – new film review
Director: Lina Roessler Starring: Michael Caine, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong and Cary Elwes Run time: 1h 42min Certificate: 15 ⭐⭐⭐ Part drama, part comedy, or dramedy if you will, Best Sellers is a thoroughly charming yet completely predictable take on the odd-couple-road-trip movie with Michael Caine once again proving why he’s acting royalty and a... Continue Reading →
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Director: Will Gluck Starring: James Corden, Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki, David Oyelowo and Lennie James Run time: 1h 33min Certificate: U ⭐⭐⭐⭐ After making over $350,000,000 in 2018, Peter Rabbit was always going to get another bite of the carrot. In Peter Rabbit 2, most of the main players from the first... Continue Reading →
Jungle Cruise – New film review
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Edgar Ramírez, Jesse Plemons and Paul Giamatti Run time: 2h 07min Certificate: 12A ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yet another theatrical victim of the Corona Virus pandemic, Jungle Cruise wrapped production almost three years ago and has been waiting patiently in the Mouse House to set sail out into... Continue Reading →
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – New film review
Director: Patrick Hughes Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Tom Hopper, Antonio Banderas, Frank Grillo and Morgan Freeman Run time: 1h 39min Certificate: 15 ⭐⭐ Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson return in the sequel to 2017’s daft, yet enjoyable, mis-matched buddy action comedy, The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Now we have The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard as this follow-up features even more... Continue Reading →
Chaos Walking – New film review
Director: Doug Liman Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, David Oyelowo, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas and Mads Mikkelsen Run time: 1h 48min Certificate: 12A ⭐⭐⭐ “The noise is a man’s thoughts unfiltered and without a filter, a man is just chaos walking.” Chaos Walking has been a long time coming. First announced in 2011 and with numerous... Continue Reading →
An American Pickle – Review
Director: Brandon Trost Starring: Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Eliot Glazer, Kalen Allen and Jorma Taccone Run Time: 1h 30min Certificate: (12A) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ For those lamenting the lack of original ideas in films these days, look no further. Adapted by Simon Rich from his 2013 New Yorker novella, Sell Out, An American Pickle is as unique as they come. It’s 1919 and we’re... Continue Reading →
Summerland – Review
Director: Jessica Swale Starring: Gemma Arterton, Lucas Bond, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Dixie Egerickx, Siân Phillips, Penelope Wilton and Tom Courtenay Run time: 1h 39m Certificate: 12A ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cranky, cantankerous Alice (Gemma Arterton) is living in an isolated cottage on the Kent coast during World War II, immersing herself in books. Dubbed a witch by the local... 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 →
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