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 →
Long Shot (15)
Director: Jonathan Levine. Starring: Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jnr, June Diane Raphael and Bob Odenkirk. Run time: 2h 5min ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Seth Rogen’s unorthodox, slovenly yet successful journalist, Fred Flarsky, loses his job but manages to fall on his feet as he reconnects with Charlotte Field (Theron) the babysitter he used to have a... Continue Reading →
My least enjoyable films of 2018
Hello everyone! Of the films released in the UK during 2018, these are the six I thought were the most disappointing. 6. Skyscraper I'm all for dumb action films, but this was too much. Dwayne Johnson is as likeable as ever, but even he can't save this film from scraping the barrel. Good guy has... Continue Reading →
Stan & Ollie
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s hard to think of two names that go as well together as Laurel and Hardy. Two iconic entertainment legends both born in the 19th century and yet still adored by millions in the 21st. It’s also surprising that a film about these pioneers hasn’t been attempted before, but it’s here now and the rather daunting... Continue Reading →
Johnny English Strikes Again
⭐⭐⭐ A sophisticated cyber attack has revealed the identities of all current undercover secret agents working for MI7 and as their sky falls around them the UK’s only option is to recall some of their retired agents back to active duty to ensure tomorrow never dies. Under the spectre of continued attacks, enter Rowan Atkinson’s Johnny... Continue Reading →
Venom
⭐⭐ Based on the character from Marvel comics but, apparently, a standalone film separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Venom features Tom Hardy as maverick investigative journalist Eddie Brock tasked with interviewing Riz Ahmed’s shadowy philanthropist Carlton Drake. Drake is concerned with mankind's wasteful ways and the damage being caused to our planet, and so obsesses with... Continue Reading →
Mile 22
⭐⭐ Mark Wahlberg’s elite veteran soldier, James Silva, is now part of the CIA’s Ground Branch group, a shadowy black ops team that swoop in to take control of dangerous situations when all other options have failed. His team are tasked with escorting defector Lo Noor on a 22 mile journey to safety. Noor is... Continue Reading →
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the sixth film in the high octane action franchise where the stakes and the stunts are continuously raised to keep up with the demands and visions of leading man, Tom Cruise. Christopher McQuarrie returns to the director’s chair, and is also on writing duty, as the pair piece together... Continue Reading →
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