Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Craig Gillespie When her dog has days to live, Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) searches planets to get revenge and the antidote, with a weapon-maker’s daughter (Eve Ridley) joining her, seeking vengeance for her parents’ murder. Supergirl kills. Yet, this isn’t what differentiates her storyContinue reading “Supergirl – Review”
Author Archives: Jamie Skinner
Goodfellas – Introduction
Martin Scorsese has described the 80s as the worst decade for him personally. With his highly-acclaimed Goodfellas arriving at the start of the 90s there’s part of it that feels like he may have been looking back at the previous decade, and beyond. From the tumultuous production of New York, New York to the longContinue reading “Goodfellas – Introduction”
Toy Story 5 – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Andrew Stanton As Bonnie (Scarlett Spears) grows up her toys have different views on how she should make friends compared to her new hypnotising tech device Lilypad (Greta Lee). Toy Story saw the sudden arrival of a new favourite amongst the toys of Andy’sContinue reading “Toy Story 5 – Review”
Gabriella Lester ‘Now You See Me Live’ Interview
Magician Gabriella Lester joins me to talk about the upcoming summer run of Now You See Me at the West End’s London Coliseum. Along the way we talk about taking part in a bigger, more technical production, feeling and creating wonder through the different kinds of magic on display and the search for the world’sContinue reading “Gabriella Lester ‘Now You See Me Live’ Interview”
Lesbian Space Princess – Review
Release Date – 19th June 2026, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 27 minutes, Directors – Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese Princess Saira (Shabana Azeez) leaves her home planet and ventures across the gay-laxy to save her ex-girlfriend (Bernie Van Tiel) from the Straight White Maliens (Aunty Donna). The Saturday morning cartoon is alive andContinue reading “Lesbian Space Princess – Review”
Disclosure Day – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 25 minutes, Director – Steven Spielberg A cybersecurity worker (Josh O’Connor) and weather presenter (Emily Blunt) find themselves being chased by a government-linked organisation trying to cover-up existence of extra-terrestrial encounters. Spielberg knows how to make a film in traditionally-rooted modernity. Disclosure Day could well have been madeContinue reading “Disclosure Day – Review”
Scary Movie – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Michael Tiddes Ghostface (Dave Sheridan) returns to attack Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), her friends, family and many horror movies along the way. Horror films change quickly, as do the trends in them. A lot has changed and released since the last Scary Movie filmContinue reading “Scary Movie – Review”
Masters Of The Universe – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 21 minutes, Director – Travis Knight After 15 years, HR worker Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) returns to his home planet to find it nearly destroyed, the prince of Eternia must lead the fight against its scourge, Skeletor (Jared Leto). Travis Knight is living out his childhood fantasies. With hisContinue reading “Masters Of The Universe – Review”
Power Ballad – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – John Carney After spending an evening jamming and sharing ideas with former boy band member Danny Wilson (Nick Jonas), wedding singer Rick Power (Paul Rudd) discovers Danny has turned one of his songs into a hit, with no credit to him. The marketing forContinue reading “Power Ballad – Review”
The King Of Comedy – Introduction
It took six years for Martin Scorsese to form an understanding with The King Of Comedy. In the wake of Taxi Driver, and John Hinkley Jr’s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, the film grew a darker, more sinister side to the initial comedy presented to him by Robert De Niro. I look into this andContinue reading “The King Of Comedy – Introduction”
