Jamie Skinner

Pearl – Review

Release Date – 17th March 2023, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Ti West Trapped on her parents (Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland) farm Pearl (Mia Goth) dreams of escape, knowing that she’s destined to be a star despite the world around her. Pearl makes no attempt to veil the factContinue reading “Pearl – Review”

65 – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Directors – Scott Beck, Bryan Woods The survivors of a spaceship crash (Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt) must make their way through prehistoric Earth to an escape pod before an asteroid collision. There’s no denying that the trailers for 65 have largely pushed the dinosaur element ofContinue reading “65 – Review”

Oscar Predictions 2023

There was a point maybe even just a week ago where Oscar predictions may have seemed pretty set in stone, at least for me. However, it seems that in the days building up to this year’s ceremony while Best Picture has perhaps become more certain most other categories are very much up in the air.Continue reading “Oscar Predictions 2023”

What Will Win Best Picture? 2023

Over the past few years the preferential ballot voting system for the Best Picture Oscar has made for a number of interesting, and at times surprising, races for the top award of the film season. And while this year’s had plenty of excitement when the nominees were first announced, things appear to have settled downContinue reading “What Will Win Best Picture? 2023”

Oscars 2023 – What I’d Vote For

Another Oscars nears and while I’m still putting together my final(ish) predictions for a number of very close races it’s time to start my annual Oscar pieces by taking a look at who and what I would vote for in each category. Once again proving that it’s probably quite a good thing that I’m notContinue reading “Oscars 2023 – What I’d Vote For”

Scream VI – Review

Cert – 18, Run-time – 2 hours 2 minutes, Directors – Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) and the rest of the ‘Core Four’ (Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding) face a new iteration of Ghostface (voiced by Roger L. Jackson) against rumours that Samantha committed the murders the year before. 2022’sContinue reading “Scream VI – Review”

Champions – Review

Release Date – 10th March 2023, Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 4 minutes, Director – Bobby Farrelly A minor league basketball coach (Woody Harrelson) finds his career halted after an act of aggression leads to him receiving 90 days of community service coaching a team with intellectual disabilities. There’s a decent enough filmContinue reading “Champions – Review”

Creed III – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hours 56 minutes, Director – Michael B. Jordan Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) returns to boxing when an old friend (Jonathan Majors) enters the ring, after almost 20 years in jail, with more than the heavyweight champion title on his mind. Perhaps its helped by the fact that heContinue reading “Creed III – Review”

Cocaine Bear – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Director – Elizabeth Banks Various groups find themselves trying to escape a murderous cocaine-fuelled bear after a drug drop goes wrong. For those going into Cocaine Bear simply for a bear that takes cocaine, and perhaps goes a bit mad afterwards, it’s unlikely that you’ll beContinue reading “Cocaine Bear – Review”

Broker – Review

Release Date – 24th February 2023, Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 9 minutes, Director – Hirokazu Kore-eda A young mother (Lee Ji-eun) joins the child traffickers (Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won) who have taken her baby from a Church baby box, not knowing the police (Bae Doona, Lee Joo-young) are after them. Broker isContinue reading “Broker – Review”