Release Date – 8th May 2026, Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Kyle Balda When their shepherd (Hugh Jackman) is found dead, his flock of sheep take it upon themselves to investigate his murder. For anyone who may have wrongly doubted it, the power of Emma Thompson is very muchContinue reading “The Sheep Detectives – Review”
Author Archives: Jamie Skinner
Hokum – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – Damian McCarthy American author Ohm (Adam Scott) visits an Irish hotel where his late parents had their honeymoon. However, a disappearance and tales of a witch lead him to become trapped investigating the haunted corridors. I’ve been thinking quite a bit over the last couple ofContinue reading “Hokum – Review”
The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – David Frankel After being fired from her newspaper journalism job, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is re-hired at Runway as features editor, trying to navigate a demand for clicks over industry insight and editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) A lot has changed around the charactersContinue reading “The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Review”
The Christophers – Review
Release Date – 15th May 2026, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Steven Soderbergh Art restorer Lori (Michaela Coel) is hired by the children (Jessica Gunning, James Corden) of famous artist Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) to forge unfinished masterpieces for the sake of their inheritance. Steven Soderbergh has been quotedContinue reading “The Christophers – Review”
Greenland 2: Migration
Cert – Recommended ages 13+, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Ric Roman Waugh After surviving a suspected world-ending comet, the Garrity family (Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis) must leave the safety of a collapsed Greenland bunker to search for a new safe place on what remains of Earth. For theContinue reading “Greenland 2: Migration”
After Hours – Introduction
“Thank you for giving me back my love of making movies” as said Martin Scorsese at the end of a month of night shoots which, after a disastrous 1983 for the director, embraced chaos and just laughing. In this introduction I look at the fast-paced, stripped-back production of his film After Hours. The audio inContinue reading “After Hours – Introduction”
Exit 8 – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Director – Genki Kawamura A man (Kazunari Ninomiya) finds himself trapped in a cycle of almost identical subway corridors, having to spot anomalies in order to get out. It feels cheap to refer to an enjoyable single-location indie flick as having a gimmick. I’ve long-enjoyed low-budgetContinue reading “Exit 8 – Review”
Michael – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 7 minutes, Director – Antoine Fuqua Michael Jackson (Jaafar Jackson) rises from the control of his abusive father (Colman Domingo) to create his own music and become one of the biggest selling musical artists of all time. Whilst Michael Jackson (Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson) thinks about his entireContinue reading “Michael – Review”
Rebuilding – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Max Walker-Silverman Rancher Dusty (Josh O’Connor) reconnects with his family after losing his home in a wildfire, and discovers a found family in an emergency camp for those in similar situations. It can be difficult to find hope, or a sense of place, in theContinue reading “Rebuilding – Review”
Glenrothan – Review
Cert -12, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Brian Cox Donal (Alan Cumming) left Scotland 40 years ago, returning when he hears that his brother’s (Brian Cox) health is in question. However, tensions between the pair throw the future of the family whiskey distillery into uncertainty. Brian Cox has played a great numberContinue reading “Glenrothan – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random 