Jamie Skinner

Balls Up – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – Peter Farrelly Brad (Mark Wahlberg) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hauser) secure and then lose a major World Cup sponsorship deal for a condom company. Things go from bad to worse when they fall in with a drug gang after causing the host country toContinue reading “Balls Up – Review”

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – Review

Cert – 18, Run-time – 2 hours 13 minutes, Director – Lee Cronin When their missing daughter is found after eight years, having been trapped in a sarcophagus, Charlie (Jack Reynor) and Larissa (Laia Costa) confront demonic attacks and goings on from the girl (Natalie Grace) who has returned. Writer-director Lee Cronin has walked theContinue reading “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – Review”

Undertone – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 34 minutes, Director – Ian Tuason Paranormal podcast host Evy (Nina Kiri) looks after her mum (Michelle Duquet) during the day and records with co-host Justin (Adam DiMarco) at 3am, however a series of mysterious ghostly recordings start to plague her even more than tiredness. Undertone is upfrontContinue reading “Undertone – Review”

Father Mother Sister Brother – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 51 minutes, Director – Jim Jarmusch Three separate families try to cope and connect through varying degrees of distance and estrangement. The performances of Father Mother Sister Brother are a key part of its success, the most important factor of them is how they work hand-in-hand with JimContinue reading “Father Mother Sister Brother – Review”

Inland Empire – Introduction

“I don’t know why people expect art to make sense when they accept the fact that life doesn’t make sense” – David Lynch While he claimed The Straight Story to be his most experimental film, in terms of production Inland Empire may well have that title amongst David Lynch’s work. Featuring much of his loveContinue reading “Inland Empire – Introduction”

Our Planet, The People, My Blood – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 24 minutes, Director – Daniel Everitt-Lock Documentary looking at the environmental and human impact of nuclear weapons testing, and the campaigns for recognition for those who have been affected by it. There’s a good deal of footage put into the 84-minute run-time of OurContinue reading “Our Planet, The People, My Blood – Review”

Raging Bull – Introduction

Martin Scorsese claims that Raging Bull was where he entirely relearnt how to make films, having reluctantly taken it on after almost dying. In order to do this he may well have gone to his early influences that led him to fall in love with cinema in the first place, particularly Johns Ford and Wayne.Continue reading “Raging Bull – Introduction”

Outcome – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 24 minutes, Director – Jonah Hill Since childhood Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves) has been a beloved and acclaimed star, having gone quiet for a few years he’s making a big return, unless a mysterious video from his past will stop it. Can an apology tour prevent damage beforeContinue reading “Outcome – Review”

Two Prosecutors – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 58 minutes, Director – Sergei Loznitsa Russia, 1937, a young prosecutor (Alexander Kuznetsov) arrives at a prison to investigate corruption in Stalin’s secret police across the USSR. Two Prosecutors is a film all about torment. Viewed sternly, it’s a cold, itching drama that draws out its details. MuchContinue reading “Two Prosecutors – Review”

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice – Review

Cert – Recommended age 16+, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – BenDavid Grabinski Gangster Mike (James Marsden) wants out of his lifestyle, when colleague Nick (Vince Vaughn) comes to his door he thinks it’s to confront him about Mike’s affair with his wife (Eiza González). It’s not. Nick’s come from the future toContinue reading “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice – Review”