Jamie Skinner

Rye Lane – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 22 minutes, Director – Raine Allen-Miller Twenty-somethings Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah) help each other embrace moving on from their respective recently broken up relationships over the course of one day in the streets of South London. There’s a strong sense of the 90s indie sceneContinue reading “Rye Lane – Review”

Shazam! Fury Of The Gods – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 10 minutes, Director – David F. Sandberg Whilst trying to make sure that his now super-powered family sticks together Billy Batson (Asher Angel) finds his Shazam (Zachary Levi) powers challenged by a group of Gods (Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler) looking to take them back for themselves.Continue reading “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods – Review”

Pearl – Review

Release Date – 17th March 2023, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Ti West Trapped on her parents (Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland) farm Pearl (Mia Goth) dreams of escape, knowing that she’s destined to be a star despite the world around her. Pearl makes no attempt to veil the factContinue reading “Pearl – Review”

65 – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Directors – Scott Beck, Bryan Woods The survivors of a spaceship crash (Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt) must make their way through prehistoric Earth to an escape pod before an asteroid collision. There’s no denying that the trailers for 65 have largely pushed the dinosaur element ofContinue reading “65 – Review”

Oscar Predictions 2023

There was a point maybe even just a week ago where Oscar predictions may have seemed pretty set in stone, at least for me. However, it seems that in the days building up to this year’s ceremony while Best Picture has perhaps become more certain most other categories are very much up in the air.Continue reading “Oscar Predictions 2023”

What Will Win Best Picture? 2023

Over the past few years the preferential ballot voting system for the Best Picture Oscar has made for a number of interesting, and at times surprising, races for the top award of the film season. And while this year’s had plenty of excitement when the nominees were first announced, things appear to have settled downContinue reading “What Will Win Best Picture? 2023”

Oscars 2023 – What I’d Vote For

Another Oscars nears and while I’m still putting together my final(ish) predictions for a number of very close races it’s time to start my annual Oscar pieces by taking a look at who and what I would vote for in each category. Once again proving that it’s probably quite a good thing that I’m notContinue reading “Oscars 2023 – What I’d Vote For”

Scream VI – Review

Cert – 18, Run-time – 2 hours 2 minutes, Directors – Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) and the rest of the ‘Core Four’ (Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding) face a new iteration of Ghostface (voiced by Roger L. Jackson) against rumours that Samantha committed the murders the year before. 2022’sContinue reading “Scream VI – Review”

Champions – Review

Release Date – 10th March 2023, Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 4 minutes, Director – Bobby Farrelly A minor league basketball coach (Woody Harrelson) finds his career halted after an act of aggression leads to him receiving 90 days of community service coaching a team with intellectual disabilities. There’s a decent enough filmContinue reading “Champions – Review”

Creed III – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hours 56 minutes, Director – Michael B. Jordan Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) returns to boxing when an old friend (Jonathan Majors) enters the ring, after almost 20 years in jail, with more than the heavyweight champion title on his mind. Perhaps its helped by the fact that heContinue reading “Creed III – Review”