Jamie Skinner

Oscars 2022 – What I’d Vote For

As another Academy Awards ceremony gets ever nearer many people are beginning to set in their final predictions. However, as with last year, before going into my predictions for what will win at this year’s Oscars here’s a rundown of the nominees I would personally put a cross or tick in the box for inContinue reading “Oscars 2022 – What I’d Vote For”

Umma – Review

Release Date – 25th March 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 23 minutes, Director – Iris K. Shim Amanda’s (Sandra Oh) life of relative seclusion, with her teenage daughter (Fivel Stewart), is shattered when the ghost of her recently passed mother (MeeWha Alana Lee) begins to haunt her as her living situation threatensContinue reading “Umma – Review”

The Nan Movie – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 35 minutes, Director – “A Catherine Tate film” (No director credited) Foul-mouthed OAP Joanie (Catherine Tate) finds herself taken on a road trip, by her grandson Jamie (Matthew Horne), to Ireland to meet her dying, estranged sister (Katherine Parkinson). For those unaware of Catherine Tate’s Nan character, havingContinue reading “The Nan Movie – Review”

LFF 2021: The Gravedigger’s Wife – Review

Release Date – 21st October 2022, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 22 minutes, Director – Khadar Ayderus Ahmed When his wife (Yasmin Warsame) falls ill, gravedigger Guled (Omar Abdi) must travel back to his home village to attempt to raise the money to save her life. There’s much within The Gravedigger’s Wife whichContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Gravedigger’s Wife – Review”

Deep Water – Review

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Adrian Lyne Worried about his marriage, Vic (Ben Affleck) finds himself caught up in the various disappearances and deaths of his wife’s (Ana de Armas) close friends and lovers. “Why are you the only man who wants to stay with me?” Ana de Armas’Continue reading “Deep Water – Review”

Fresh – Review

Cert – Recommended 18+, Run-time – 1 hour 53 minutes, Director – Mimi Cave After a series of bad dates, Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) strikes up an intimate relationship with doctor Steve (Sebastian Stan). However, it’s not long until she discovers his hidden cannibalistic attitudes. Just before its awards success truly started to take off TwitterContinue reading “Fresh – Review”

X – Review

Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Ti West When a group of young people hire an out-of-the-way Texas shack to make a pornographic film, the elderly couple who own the building begin to take against their actions, with murderous outcomes. Over the years there have been plenty of sex-based reasonsContinue reading “X – Review”

The Adam Project – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Shawn Levy 12-year-old Adam (Walker Scobell) finds himself trying to save the world and change the future when an older version of himself (Ryan Reynolds), from 2050, crash-lands in the wrong year attempting to find his missing wife (Zoe Saldaña). Even if you knowContinue reading “The Adam Project – Review”

Turning Red – Review

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Domee Shi 13 year old Meilin (Rosalie Chiang) is going through the standard changes that come with growing up, however her outgoing confidence is shattered when a generational ‘blessing’ causes her to turn into a giant red panda whenever she gets emotional or overexcited.Continue reading “Turning Red – Review”

LFF 2021: Ride The Wave – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 24 minutes, Director – Martyn Robertson Documentary following pre-teen surfer Ben Larg as he attempts to tackle some of the biggest and most violent waves the world has to offer. There’s certainly a somewhat simplistic nature to director Martyn Robertson’s Ride The Wave. Yet,Continue reading “LFF 2021: Ride The Wave – Review”