Author Archives: Jamie Skinner

Cert – Recommended for ages 16+, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Dan Trachtenberg Comanche hunter Naru (Amber Midthunder) finds herself defending her tribe against an advanced alien predator (Dane DiLiegro) designed to kill the strongest opponent it can find. Following on from 2016’s 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg returns to bringContinue reading “Prey – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 27 minutes, Director – Ron Howard Retelling of the 2018 Tham Luang rescue of twelve Thai children and their football coach from a rapidly flooding cave. Much like the actual rescue itself Ron Howard’s retelling of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue feels quite gradual. It’s not soContinue reading “Thirteen Lives – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Director – David Leitch A group of strangers, all with links to crime organisations, find themselves looking for a briefcase holding $10,000,000 whilst on a bullet train. Perhaps one of the things least expected from Bullet Train, the latest action flick from director David Leitch, isContinue reading “Bullet Train – Review”

Cert – Recommended for ages 16+, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Quinn Shephard Aspiring writer Danni (Zoey Deutch) is thrown into the influencer sphere after creating a narrative that she survived a recent terrorist attack in Paris, whilst at her New York home. In the case of writer-director Quinn Shephard’s Not OkayContinue reading “Not Okay – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 34 minutes, Director – Emer Reynolds After running away from his dad (Lochlann O’Mearáin), 12-year-old Mully (Charlie Reid) finds himself on the run in a stolen taxi, not just with a wedge of cash but also new mother Joy (Olivia Colman) and her baby, who she plans onContinue reading “Joyride – Review”

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Directors – Jared Stern, Sam Levine When Superman (John Krasinski) and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped by a vengeful guinea pig (Kate McKinnon) his dog, Krypto (Dwayne Johnson), assembles a team of superpowered pets to save them. There’s an undeniably starry cast leadingContinue reading “DC League Of Super Pets – Review”

Release Date – 19th August 2022, Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Ari Folman Kitty (Ruby Stokes), the imaginary friend who Anne Frank (Emily Carey) wrote to in her diary, finds herself released into the streets of near-future Amsterdam, trying to find her missing friend. Anxiety isn’t quite the rightContinue reading “Where Is Anne Frank – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Directors – Anthony Russo, Joe Russo After uncovering dark secrets during a mission a CIA agent (Ryan Gosling) finds himself being hunted around the world by a merciless rogue agent (Chris Evans) and his team. Long associated with the superpowered hero, Chris Evans appears to relishContinue reading “The Gray Man – Review”

Release Date – 22nd July 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 5 minutes, Director – Olivia Newman A young woman (Daisy Edgar-Jones) living alone in a North Carolina marsh finds herself put on trial in front of a town who look down on her, for the murder of a man (Harris Dickinson) sheContinue reading “Where The Crawdads Sing – Review”

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 30 minutes, Director – Jim Archer Attempting-inventor Brian (David Earl) combats the loneliness of his isolated life in rural Wales by building a robot (Chris Hayward) from the items lying around his house. You pretty much know the kind of film you’re in for with Brian And CharlesContinue reading “Brian And Charles – Review”