Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Andrew Stanton As Bonnie (Scarlett Spears) grows up her toys have different views on how she should make friends compared to her new hypnotising tech device Lilypad (Greta Lee). Toy Story saw the sudden arrival of a new favourite amongst the toys of Andy’sContinue reading “Toy Story 5 – Review”
Author Archives: Jamie Skinner
Gabriella Lester ‘Now You See Me Live’ Interview
Magician Gabriella Lester joins me to talk about the upcoming summer run of Now You See Me at the West End’s London Coliseum. Along the way we talk about taking part in a bigger, more technical production, feeling and creating wonder through the different kinds of magic on display and the search for the world’sContinue reading “Gabriella Lester ‘Now You See Me Live’ Interview”
Lesbian Space Princess – Review
Release Date – 19th June 2026, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 27 minutes, Directors – Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese Princess Saira (Shabana Azeez) leaves her home planet and ventures across the gay-laxy to save her ex-girlfriend (Bernie Van Tiel) from the Straight White Maliens (Aunty Donna). The Saturday morning cartoon is alive andContinue reading “Lesbian Space Princess – Review”
Disclosure Day – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 25 minutes, Director – Steven Spielberg A cybersecurity worker (Josh O’Connor) and weather presenter (Emily Blunt) find themselves being chased by a government-linked organisation trying to cover-up existence of extra-terrestrial encounters. Spielberg knows how to make a film in traditionally-rooted modernity. Disclosure Day could well have been madeContinue reading “Disclosure Day – Review”
Scary Movie – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Michael Tiddes Ghostface (Dave Sheridan) returns to attack Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), her friends, family and many horror movies along the way. Horror films change quickly, as do the trends in them. A lot has changed and released since the last Scary Movie filmContinue reading “Scary Movie – Review”
Masters Of The Universe – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 21 minutes, Director – Travis Knight After 15 years, HR worker Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) returns to his home planet to find it nearly destroyed, the prince of Eternia must lead the fight against its scourge, Skeletor (Jared Leto). Travis Knight is living out his childhood fantasies. With hisContinue reading “Masters Of The Universe – Review”
Power Ballad – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – John Carney After spending an evening jamming and sharing ideas with former boy band member Danny Wilson (Nick Jonas), wedding singer Rick Power (Paul Rudd) discovers Danny has turned one of his songs into a hit, with no credit to him. The marketing forContinue reading “Power Ballad – Review”
The King Of Comedy – Introduction
It took six years for Martin Scorsese to form an understanding with The King Of Comedy. In the wake of Taxi Driver, and John Hinkley Jr’s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, the film grew a darker, more sinister side to the initial comedy presented to him by Robert De Niro. I look into this andContinue reading “The King Of Comedy – Introduction”
Derek And Clive Sink A Studio | Film Stories
I don’t often go back and properly read or listen to the work I’ve done in the past unless I’m maybe putting it on this website or on socials – as is somewhat the case here. I tend to let it exist as it is and think about the general idea of the feature, interviewContinue reading “Derek And Clive Sink A Studio | Film Stories”
Bananaman The Movie: How The Man Of Peel Slipped Away | Film Stories
Back in May 2022 one of my first published features made it to the pages of Film Stories magazine. Looking at the story of one of my favourite cancelled films, Bananaman The Movie, alongside the work of Emanata Studios adapting DC Thomson comic characters far beyond the ‘Beano-verse’. You can read the full feature onContinue reading “Bananaman The Movie: How The Man Of Peel Slipped Away | Film Stories”
Just A Little Bit Random 