Author Archives: Jamie Skinner

The Bob’s Burgers Movie – Review

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Directors – Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman While a sinkhole outside their burger restaurant causes more stress about loan and rent payments for owners Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts), it provides their children with an early-summer murder-mystery to solve. For anyone like myself who’sContinue reading “The Bob’s Burgers Movie – Review”

Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers – Review

Cert – Recommended ages 9+, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Akiva Schaffer Faded from the limelight, former duo Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) reteam to track down their kidnapped co-star, Monterey Jack (Eric Bana), before he’s reanimated to star in bad knock-off movies. Perhaps with its landing directly on Disney+Continue reading “Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers – Review”

The Innocents – Review

Release Date – 20th May 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 57 minutes, Director – Eskil Vogt A group of children who appear to have telekinetic powers begin to experiment with their abilities, however some find themselves less able to control their minds than others. Back in 2008 British horror film The ChildrenContinue reading “The Innocents – Review”

Everything Everywhere All At Once – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 19 minutes, Directors – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Whilst attempting to file her taxes Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) discovers that she is the only person who can save the multiverse from a dark force from another world. 2016’s Swiss Army Man is perhaps, almost certainly, one of the mostContinue reading “Everything Everywhere All At Once – Review”

PIFF 2022: Nightshades – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 21 minutes, Director – Sophie Tavert Macian When three friends (Lorine Wolff, Julie Tavert, Malina Ioana-Ferrante) reunite in the middle of a pandemic to mourn the loss of one of their aunts, things begin to turn sinister as the experiment with the occult. There’sContinue reading “PIFF 2022: Nightshades – Review”

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Director – Sam Raimi After encountering a young girl (Xochitl Gomez) who can travel across the multiverse, Dr Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) finds himself travelling through various universes to stop the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) from destroying them. If Spider-Man: No Way Home was the ignitionContinue reading “Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness – Review”

Father Stu – Review

Release Date – 13th May 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 4 minutes, Director – Rosalind Ross Boxer Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg) turns his life to priesthood, after initially attending church in the hope of attracting the attention of prominent church figure Carmen (Teresa Ruiz). When you think of a standard faith-based filmContinue reading “Father Stu – Review”

PIFF 2022: For The Love Of Noise – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 55 minutes, Director – Alan Cross A look at Brighton’s experimental noise scene and how it has developed over the years. It’s hard not to have your interest peaked when hearing band names such as Leopard Leg, Thee Bald Knobbers and Cementimental. More so when youContinue reading “PIFF 2022: For The Love Of Noise – Review”

Downton Abbey: A New Era – Review

Cert – PG, Run-time – 2 hours 5 minutes, Director – Simon Curtis While Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and the staff oversee a film shoot at Downton Abbey many of the other faces and residents travel to the south of France, to a villa mysteriously left to Dowager Countess Violet (Maggie Smith). With such anContinue reading “Downton Abbey: A New Era – Review”