Author Archives: Jamie Skinner

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Director – Baltasar Kormákur After getting stuck on a South African safari, a father (Idris Elba) must protect his two daughters (Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley) from a powerful lion separated from its pride. “If you go out there, it’s you vs him, and that is notContinue reading “Beast – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 44 minutes, Director – Jessica M. Thompson After discovering distant family in England, New Yorker Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) is invited to a wedding in a lavish mansion where it seems that more than just the family are staying. There’s something intriguing about the traditional-leaning gothic nature of TheContinue reading “The Invitation – Review”

Release Date – 9th September 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 34 minutes, Director – Halina Reijn A simple murder-mystery game between friends attending a party during a hurricane leads to an actual series of murders. There’s something of a knowing wink from writer Sarah DeLappe and director Halina Reijn as its announcedContinue reading “Bodies Bodies Bodies – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – William Brent Bell The story of how ‘Esther’ (Isabelle Fuhrman) escaped from an Estonian psychological hospital and ended up committing killing sprees in America. The twist of 2009’s Orphan almost seems enough alone to have provided reason for the horror having become a muchContinue reading “Orphan: First Kill – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 52 minutes, Directors – Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft As the success of their debut album and national tour settles in, and a new member being welcomed in, the shanty-singing Fisherman’s Friends find tensions rising within their group and personal lives. 2019’s Fisherman’s Friends was very much a conventionalContinue reading “Fisherman’s Friends: One And All – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Tetsuro Kodama When the Red Ribbon Army shows signs of creating a new artificial superpowered weapon, alien Piccolo (Toshio Furukawa) assembles a team to stop them from attempting to destroy the world again. It should be said before properly diving into this film thatContinue reading “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 10 minutes, Director – Jordan Peele After believing they’ve sighted an alien spaceship siblings Emerald (Keke Palmer) and OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) become fixated with trying to capture recorded proof. The third act of Jordan Peele’s Nope may just be one of the most spectacular things I’ve seen inContinue reading “Nope – Review”

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”