Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 8 minutes, Directors – Anthony Russo, Joe Russo When a robot arrives at her home possibly containing the consciousness of her late brother (Woody Norman), orphaned teenager Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) enters a robot exclusion zone looking for answers, with a tech billionaire (Stanley Tucci) trying to stopContinue reading “The Electric State – Review”
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Black Bag – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 34 minutes, Director – Steven Soderbergh Veteran spy George (Michael Fassbender) is on the hunt for a traitor involved in the selling of a top-secret device which if used could create global nuclear disaster, however could the person responsible be his wife (Cate Blanchett)? One of my favouriteContinue reading “Black Bag – Review”
Marching Powder – Review
Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Nick Love 45-year-old Jack (Danny Dyer) is given six weeks by the court to fix his life, marriage and find work – however his cocaine addiction and love of a footie-based punch-up threaten to send him to prison. While there may not have beenContinue reading “Marching Powder – Review”
Mickey 17 – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 17 minutes, Director – Bong Joon-ho Needing to get off of Earth, Mickey (Robert Pattinson) becomes an expendable on a colonisation mission, when he dies a new version is printed off. However, when one version of him is presumed dead a case of multiples causes problems on theContinue reading “Mickey 17 – Review”
The Last Showgirl – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 28 minutes, Director – Gia Coppola Shelley (Pamela Anderson) has been a Las Vegas showgirl her whole adult life, when her show gets a closure notice the life she left behind, and her family, begins to catch up with her. It seems there are four groups of people whenContinue reading “The Last Showgirl – Review”
Oscar Predictions 2025
With the Best Picture race looking to go in any direction, the same could be said for many of the other categories at this year’s Academy Awards. This year sees a number of close races where there’s a good chance that frontrunners could cancel each other out or an apparent surprise could quietly slip intoContinue reading “Oscar Predictions 2025”
What Will Win Best Picture? 2025
After last year’s Best Picture nominees saw a selection of big names, in terms of titles and crews, competing for the top prize, 2025’s line-up is dominated by a diverse range of genre films. Featuring multiple blockbusters, indie flicks and foreign-language films there truly is an eclectic selection in the running for the top prizeContinue reading “What Will Win Best Picture? 2025”
Oscars 2025 – What I’d Vote For
With another Academy Awards ceremony quickly approaching, and final predictions nearing their last-minute change it’s time for me to waffle about what I would personally vote for out of the nominees in each category. As usual, there will likely be consistent picks of frontrunners with the occasional left field (if that term can even beContinue reading “Oscars 2025 – What I’d Vote For”
The Monkey – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – Osgood Perkins After 25 years of peace and safety a deadly monkey toy comes back to cause bloody havoc for twins Hal and Bill (Theo James), however the rifts that lay between the two are still present and may link back to the toyContinue reading “The Monkey – Review”
Captain America: Brave New World – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 58 minutes, Director – Julius Onah Captain America (Anthony Mackie) finds himself trying to clear the name of original super soldier Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) in an escalating international crisis which involves the new President (Harrison Ford) and a mysterious mind behind events. Captain America: The Winter SoldierContinue reading “Captain America: Brave New World – Review”