Cert – U, Run-time – 2 hours 4 minutes, Director – Autumn de Wilde Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy) delights in her life of matchmaking friends and family, while dealing with her complex relationships with the men around her. Director Autumn de Wilde’s previous experience mostly relates to music videos for rock artists. The likes ofContinue reading “Emma. – Review”
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Sonic The Hedgehog – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Jeff Fowler After loosing his teleportation rings Sonic the hedgehog (Ben Schwartz) must find his way to San Francisco to get them back before he’s captured by a drone-wielding inventor employed by the government (Jim Carrey) “What if we were back in the 90sContinue reading “Sonic The Hedgehog – Review”
Dolittle – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 41 minutes, Director – Stephen Gaghan When Queen Victoria (Jessie Buckley) suffers from a gradual poisoning Dr Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr) is sent on a voyage to find the one thing that will cure her Talking (and singing) animals really don’t seem to be going well for Universal.Continue reading “Dolittle – Review”
Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Cathy Yan After being dumped by The Joker, all of Gotham city is after Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). The only way for her to end this is by finding a diamond which hides details of a mass fortune. There’s something rather delightful about seeingContinue reading “Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) – Review”
What Will Win Best Picture? 2020
Every year as awards season heats up the debate as to what will win the Best Picture Oscar also increases. At the same time I find myself, along with many others, saying that the year’s race is one of the closest and most unpredictable ever. And of course when it comes to the competition betweenContinue reading “What Will Win Best Picture? 2020”
LFF 2019: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – Review
Release date – 31st January 2020, Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Marielle Heller Cynical journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) is sent to meet iconic television personality Mr Rogers (Tom Hanks) for a piece of heroes. “It’s a beautiful day in this neighbourhood, a beautiful day for a neighbour. WouldContinue reading “LFF 2019: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – Review”
1917 – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – Sam Mendes Two soldiers (Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay) are ordered to cross no-man’s land and enemy territory to stop an attack that could kill over 1,600 men. Back in 2015 Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman used the idea of multiple hidden cuts to makeContinue reading “1917 – Review”
Bombshell – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Jay Roach Years of sexual harassment claims against Fox News founder Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) emerge after the firing of anchor Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) amongst the rising heat of the 2016 Presidential election. Aside from Charlize Theron’s much talked about transformation into FoxContinue reading “Bombshell – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random Review Of The Decade
The decade that was the 2010’s saw a great deal of change across the Hollywood landscape. While it might seem as if Disney bought everything there’s been a rise in fresh, unique and original filmmaking talent making waves in the land of cinema. Pushed by movements such as Times Up, Black Lives Matter and MeContinue reading “Just A Little Bit Random Review Of The Decade”
Driver Vs Phoenix – Best Leading Actor Oscar 2020
While the likes of Best Picture and Best Director are still being hotly debated one of the closest, and most talked about, races in this year’s Oscars is that of Best Leading Actor. The day before the nominations are announced, here’s a look at the two figures who are believed to have the best chancesContinue reading “Driver Vs Phoenix – Best Leading Actor Oscar 2020”