Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Antoine Fuqua Whilst recovering from an injury in a small Italian town, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) plans to retire, however to do so in peace he takes on a local gang While I might not remember a huge deal about the previous two EqualizerContinue reading “The Equalizer 3 – Review”
Author Archives: Jamie Skinner
The Blackening – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Tim Story A group of college friends reunite after ten years in a cabin in the woods, hunted by a crossbow-wielding killer they must either fight back or win a board game testing their knowledge of Black culture There are plenty of horror flicksContinue reading “The Blackening – Review”
Theater Camp – Review
Release Date – 25th August 2023, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Directors – Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman A financially struggling theatre camp tries to assemble a production based on the life of its hospitalised founder (Amy Sedaris) Theater Camp is unashamedly for and by the theatre kids. There’s a self-awareness withinContinue reading “Theater Camp – Review”
Strays – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Director – Josh Greenbaum After learning that he’s been abandoned, young dog Reggie (Will Ferrell) is determined to travel home to bit his former owner’s (Will Forte) penis off, learning to be a stray along the way Strays finds a lot of humour in pointing outContinue reading “Strays – Review”
Blue Beetle – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 7 minutes, Director – Ángel Manuel Soto Whilst searching for a job to allow his family to keep their home, Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) finds himself becoming the host for an alien scarab, providing him with a futuristic suit of armour weapons system DC’s previous two films thisContinue reading “Blue Beetle – Review”
Nick de Semlyen ‘The Last Action Heroes’ Interview
Nick de Semlyen, the editor of Empire Magazine, joins me to discuss his latest book The Last Action Heroes – available from 24th August. During the interview we also cover what it was like to chart the chaos of the 80s and 90s action movie scene, seeing your words in print after 19 years ofContinue reading “Nick de Semlyen ‘The Last Action Heroes’ Interview”
Haunted Mansion – Review
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”
Gran Turismo – 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”
Joy Ride – 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”
Meg 2: The Trench – 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”