Jamie Skinner

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”

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 5 minutes, Director – Michael Morris Widowed and spending her days looking after her two children (Casper Knopf, Mila Jankovic), Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) reopens her diary as she re-enters the world of work and love, while one seems direct the other may have unexpected offers. To takeContinue reading “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – Review”

I’m Still Here – Review

Release Date – 21st February 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 18 minutes, Director – Walter Salles Rio, 1971, mother Eunice (Fernanda Torres) finds herself trying to hold her family together whilst uncertain as to if her husband (Selton Mello) is still alive after being taken in for questioning by the dictatorship-run army.Continue reading “I’m Still Here – Review”

Heart Eyes – Review

Release Date – 14th February 2025, Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Josh Ruben When mistaken for a couple, colleagues Ally (Olivia Holt) and Jay (Mason Gooding) spend Valentine’s Day night being chased by seasonal serial-killer the Heart Eyes Killer. Heart Eyes wears its Scream influences prominently throughout its run-time.Continue reading “Heart Eyes – Review”

Nickel Boys – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 20 minutes, Director – RaMell Ross When wrongfully sent to an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) makes friends with fellow inmate Turner (Brandon Wilson), the pair’s views on the world and their futures shift in relation to each other and what they go through.Continue reading “Nickel Boys – Review”