Author Archives: Jamie Skinner

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Michael Caton-Jones Going to Edinburgh for a choir competition, a group of Catholic school girls intend to spend the day drinking and hooking up with the locals. It’s been a long road for Our Ladies to reach a proper big screen release. Since premieringContinue reading “Our Ladies – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 31 minutes, Director – Nia DaCosta After finding inspiration in the urban legend of Candyman for an art project, Anthony (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) unleashes a new onslaught of killings in now gentrified Chicago. “A story like that lasts forever. That’s Candyman”. Nia DaCosta’s quasi-sequel to 1992’s Candyman demonstratesContinue reading “Candyman – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 24 minutes, Director – Prano Bailey-Bond A film censor (Niamh Algar) living through the video nasties era is haunted by a violent film which seems to match with the disappearance of her sister. “It’s not entertainment Mum. I do it to protect people” says Enid (Niamh Algar) aboutContinue reading “Censor – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 31 minutes, Director – Michael Sarnoski When his valued pig is stolen truffle hunter Rob (Nicolas Cage) must return to his roots and past life in order to find her. There’s a moment of almost confusing shock as Alex Wolff’s sunglasses-donning, suit-wearing Amir pulls up outside of NicolasContinue reading “Pig – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Lisa Joy Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman) helps people relive their memories, however the stories of past customers begin to link up when mysterious stranger Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) suddenly disappears from his life. Like the memories that are so integral to the plot, Lisa Joy’sContinue reading “Reminiscence – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 2 minutes, Director – Robert Schwentke Having sought to find his father’s killer for many years tough-fighting Snake Eyes (Henry Golding) finds himself brought into a potentially deadly ninja training scheme after saving the life of clan heir Tommy (Andrew Koji). While the events of Snake Eyes’ thirdContinue reading “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Jack Clough Pirate radio team turned musicians Kurupt FM travel to Japan to gain a record deal when one of their songs is featured on a hit game show. Nearly silent member of pirate radio team turned musicians Kurupt FM, Decoy (Daniel Sylvester Woolford)Continue reading “People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 52 minutes, Director – Dominic Cooke British salesman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) is recruited by MI6 and the CIA to interact with Soviet source Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) to deescalate the threat of nuclear war. Benedict Cumberbatch has become known for playing smart character who know exactly whatContinue reading “The Courier – Review”

Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – Rodo Sayagues Blind former Navy SEAL Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) finds himself having to prevent his adopted daughter, Phoenix (Madelyn Grace) from being kidnapped from a gang of home invaders. There are plenty of horror franchises and sequels that take a shift to focusContinue reading “Don’t Breathe 2 – Review”

Release Date – 13th August, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 55 minutes, Director – Shawn Levy An NPC (Ryan Reynolds) discovers that he is living inside a video game, which he must help reveal contains stolen code before it is shut down. The most exciting thing in Guy’s routine life, aside from hisContinue reading “Free Guy – Review”