Author Archives: Jamie Skinner

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Tatsuya Toshihara Teenager Denji (Kikunosuke Toya) finds himself caught between romantic interests, however the devil form inside him, Chainsaw Man, may have to get involved, if he isn’t already. On seeing the trailer for Chainsaw Man – The Movie before the latest Demon SlayerContinue reading “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc – Review”

LFF 2025: Bugonia – Review

Release Date – 31st October 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 58 minutes, Director – Yorgos Lanthimos Cousins Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and Don (Aidan Delbis) kidnap a major CEO (Emma Stone) believing that she’s an alien intent on destroying the Earth. I’ve begun to go into Yorgos Lanthimos films with the same giddyContinue reading “LFF 2025: Bugonia – Review”

LFF 2025: Hedda – Review

Release Date – 24th October 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – Nia DaCosta Hedda Gabler (Tessa Thompson) and her husband (Tom Bateman) are hosting a lavish party in the hope of persuading others into giving him a professorship, however an old face (Nina Hoss) from Hedda’s past, with anContinue reading “LFF 2025: Hedda – Review”

Sketch – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 34 minutes, Director – Seth Worley When her sketchbook falls into a life-bringing pond Amber (Bianca Belle) and her family take on the scribbled monsters which have emerged from the pages. Sketch finds itself with a 12-rating from the BBFC, for ‘moderate horror’ and ‘violence’. While certainly someContinue reading “Sketch – Review”

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – Scott Cooper While movie offers and executive demands for more commercial work pile up, Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) finds his passion fuelled by a stripped-back switch in style, and his most personal songs to date, for album Nebraska. There’s not a great dealContinue reading “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere – Review”

Roofman – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Director – Derek Cianfrance Escaping from prison after a string of robberies, Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum) hides out in the roof of a Toys R Us, eventually forming a relationship with one of the employees (Kirsten Dunst) whilst trying to remain undetected. Roofman has found itselfContinue reading “Roofman – Review”

LFF 2025: Ballad Of A Small Player – Review

Release Date – 17th October 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 41 minutes, Director – Edward Berger Gambling addict Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) must pay off his debts to multiple Macau casinos whilst his past starts to catch up with him. From an introduction where he comes across as Jack Sparrow as playedContinue reading “LFF 2025: Ballad Of A Small Player – Review”

LFF 2025: Frankenstein – Review

Release Date – 17th October 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 30 minutes, Director – Guillermo del Toro After achieving his dreams of bringing life to a creature assembled from the dead, Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) is hunted by his attacked creation (Jacob Elordi). In a London Film Festival where press queues featured boldContinue reading “LFF 2025: Frankenstein – Review”

Black Phone 2 – Review

Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 54 minutes, Director – Scott Derrickson Still tormented by his experiences with The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), Finn (Mason Thames) and his sister (Madeleine McGraw) volunteer at an isolated youth camp with links to the serial-killer, who may be back from the dead in dream form. The dead killerContinue reading “Black Phone 2 – Review”