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 →

We Can Be Heroes – Review

Director: Robert Rodriguez Starring: YaYa Gosselin, Lyon Daniels, Andy Walken, Hala Finley, Lotus Blossom, Dylan Henry Lau, Andrew Diaz, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Akira Akbar, Nathan Blair, Vivien Blair, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Boyd Holbrook, Christian Slater and Pedro Pascal Run time: 1h 40min Certificate: PG ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Noodles (Lyon Daniels); a... Continue Reading →

The Old Guard – Review

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Starring: Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Joey Ansah, Anamaria Marinca and Chiwetel Ejiofor Run time: 1h 58min Certificate: 15 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Charlize Theron’s Andromache the Scythian (or Andy to her friends) isn’t your average warrior. For a start, she’s approximately 6000 years old and seemingly immortal.... 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 →

Onward – Review

Director: Dan Scanlon Starring: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tracey Ullman, Mel Rodriguez and Octavia Spencer Run time: 1h 42min Certificate: U ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pixar, the masters of animated film, continuously raise the bar for thought-provoking, kaleidoscopically coloured cinema. Handling challenging subjects such as grief and loss, their ability to convey complex emotions in a... 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 →

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 →

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 →

21 Bridges (15)

Director: Brian Kirk Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch, Keith David, Stephan James and J.K. Simmons Run time: 1h 39m ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chadwick Boseman swaps Black Panther (watch out for a cheeky reference within the first few moments) for the blue of the NYPD in 21 Bridges, a cop thriller about cop killers. Following in his... 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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