Wonder Woman 1984 Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Pedro Pascal, Kristen Wiig, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright and Chris Pine Run time: 2h 31min Certificate: 12A ⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the higher profile cinematic victims of the Coronavirus pandemic, Wonder Woman 1984 finally hits the big screen several months later than originally planned. Arriving in UK cinemas for... Continue Reading →
Spycies – Review
Directors: Guillaume Ivernal & Zhiyi Zhang Starring: Kirk Thornton, Dino Andrade, Salli Saffioti, Karen Strassman, Lauren Alexandre-Lasseur and Jamieson Price Run time: 1h 39m Certificate: PG ⭐⭐⭐ From the acclaimed animators that brought us Despicable Me, Minions and The Secret Life of Pets, comes the intriguingly named Spycies, an animal adventure crammed full of action... 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 →
Invasion Planet Earth (12A)
Director: Simon Cox Starring: Simon Haycock, Roxi Drive, Julie Hoult, Danny Steele, Sophie Anderson, Ian Brooker and Toyah Wilcox Run time: 1h 38m ⭐⭐ Grieving couple Tom (Haycock) and Mandy (Drive) are still reeling from the loss of their young daughter, but are given a second chance at parenthood as Mandy reveals her unexpected pregnancy.... Continue Reading →
Playing with Fire (PG)
Director: Andy Fickman Starring: John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, Brianna Hildeband, Christian Convery, Finlay Rose Slater, Judy Greer, Tyler Mane and Dennis Haysbert Run time: 1h 36m ⭐⭐⭐⭐ John Cena’s no-nonsense, by the book, emotionally stunted smokejumper (specially trained firefighters who provide an initial-attack response on wildland fires by parachuting into remote and rugged... Continue Reading →
Midway (12A)
Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Brennan Brown, Jun Kunimura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Geoffrey Blake and Peter Shinkoda Run time: 2h 18m ⭐⭐⭐ Roland Emmerich, World War II and the true account of one single day that turned the war in the... Continue Reading →
The Aeronauts (PG)
Director: Tom Harper Starring: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Phoebe Fox, Anne Reid, Tim McInnerny, Vincent Perez, Robert Glenister and Tom Courtenay Run time: 1h 40m ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspired by real events, director Tom Harper brings a big balloon to the big screen and combines fact with fiction to dizzying effect in The Aeronauts, a... Continue Reading →
Judy (12A)
Director: Rupert Goold Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Bella Ramsey, Andy Nyman, Daniel Cerqueira, Royce Pierreson, Darci Shaw and Michael Gambon Run time: 1h 58m ⭐⭐⭐⭐ By the late 1960s, Hollywood had virtually shunned former starlet, Judy Garland (Zellweger). Having earned a reputation as being unreliable and unpredictable, her... Continue Reading →
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (12A)
Director: David Leitch Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eddie Marsan, Eiza González, Cliff Curtis, Eliana Sua and Helen Mirren Run time: 2h 17m ⭐⭐⭐ From the ludicrously spectacular The Fast and the Furious films, two of the most popular characters team up for their own adventure. Dwayne Johnson as Security Service Agent Luke... 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 →
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