Author Archives: Jamie Skinner

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 3 minutes, Director – Justin Simien A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a haunted mansion, or else stalked by ghosts, trying to figure out how to free the house of deadly spirits Up until now it’s seemed that the best way to adapt Disney’s Haunted MansionContinue reading “Haunted Mansion – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 14 minutes, Director – Neill Blomkamp Ace driving simulator player Jann (Archie Madekwe) finds himself competing at the Gran Turismo Academy in the hope of becoming a professional race car driver Although inspired by the video game franchise of the same name, and being based on a trueContinue reading “Gran Turismo – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Director – Adele Lim Asian American Audrey (Ashley Park) is going to China for a work trip, however with her friends alongside her things quickly go off course during a pivotal meeting which extends their stay. Part of the key of Joy Ride is the factContinue reading “Joy Ride – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Ben Wheatley Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) uncovers both an illegal mining operation at the deepest, deadliest, point of the ocean, and three megalodons. 2018’s The Meg was very much what you expected it to be. A slightly silly summer actioner fitting in with itsContinue reading “Meg 2: The Trench – Review”

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Jeff Rowe Looking for acceptance in New York four young mutant turtles (Nicholas Cantu, Brady Noon, Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr.) find it in a group of tougher mutant animals, although they may have darker intentions for their relationship with humans. Despite having multipleContinue reading “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Directors – Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou On the second anniversary of her mother’s (Alexandria Steffensen) death, teenager Mia (Sophie Wilde) learns what happens when you communicate with the dead for too long. The most effective horror within Talk To Me is loud. Not in a clichedContinue reading “Talk To Me – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 3 hours, Director – Christopher Nolan Whilst being questioned in a closed hearing about his links to communism, J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) reflects on his leadership of the creation of the atomic bomb. As the atomic bomb is tested for the first time, the uncertainty as to whether itContinue reading “Oppenheimer – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 54 minutes, Director – Greta Gerwig When her body begins to change, Barbie (Margot Robbie) must travel to the real world, with Ken (Ryan Gosling) beside her, to find the child who owns her – however, the real world is very different to Barbieland. As Greta Gerwig guidesContinue reading “Barbie – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 43 minutes, Director – Christopher McQuarrie Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF team find themselves in a race between multiple hostile groups all searching for a key to a potentially world-dominating AI power. The Mission: Impossible franchise, particularly under Christopher McQuarrie who returns for his third instalment,Continue reading “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Review”