Jamie Skinner

LFF 2021: The Wolf Suit – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 14 minutes, Director – Sam Firth Director Sam Firth looks back at, and attempts to recreate, her parents divorce, and her own childhood, based on their accounts and her own personal memories. “In some ways I’ve been making this film since I was aContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Wolf Suit – Review”

Belle – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 1 minute, Director – Mamoru Hosoda Teenager Suzu (Kaho Nakamura) enters the virtual reality world of U, where she quickly becomes a world famous singer, however her interest lies in a dark and destructive figure known as The Dragon (Takeru Satoh). “You can’t start over in reality, butContinue reading “Belle – Review”

Moonfall – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 10 minutes, Director – Roland Emmerich When the Moon is revealed to have gone out of orbit, getting closer to the Earth, a disgraced astronaut (Patrick Wilson), the deputy director of NASA (Halle Berry) and a conspiracy theorist (John Bradley) are sent to discover the force behind thisContinue reading “Moonfall – Review”

Spectacles, Testicles, Cannons And Shocks: Stating The Obvious About Jackass

If there’s one thing that Jackass proves it’s that pretty much anything can be perfectly demonstrated in the form of a musical number. After their second feature outing of pranks, stunts, pratfalls and pain the core cast gleefully provide a rendition of The Best Of Times, from La Cage aux Folles. While not quite beingContinue reading “Spectacles, Testicles, Cannons And Shocks: Stating The Obvious About Jackass”

The Eyes Of Tammy Faye – Review

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Director – Michael Showalter Tammy Faye Bakker (Jessica Chastain) is a hopeful, young woman looking to tour America and bring as many people to God as possible, alongside her leading husband Jim (Andrew Garfield) the pair start a televangelism empire, not without its controversies. ‘Tammy FayeContinue reading “The Eyes Of Tammy Faye – Review”

Jackass Forever – Review

Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Jeff Tremaine The Jackass team reassemble, with some new faces, after more than ten years away to put each other through another round of pranks, ‘games’, stunts and pain. “D!ck pain hurts” three words that state the obvious and also help to sum upContinue reading “Jackass Forever – Review”

LFF 2021: The Phantom Of The Open – Review

Release Date – 18th March 2022, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Craig Roberts Humble working class family man and shipyard worker Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance) finds himself playing ‘professionally’ in the 1976 British Open, having never played a round of golf in his life. Maurice Flitcroft has been labelledContinue reading “LFF 2021: The Phantom Of The Open – Review”

Helen O’Hara ‘Women Vs. Hollywood’ Paperback Interview

Film journalist, and Empire Magazine and Podcast contributor, Helen O’Hara joins me once again to discuss the upcoming paperback release of her book Women Vs. Hollywood – available from 3rd February, while the hardback and audiobook are already available. Helen can be found through her Twitter account. Women Vs. Hollywood can be bought in aContinue reading “Helen O’Hara ‘Women Vs. Hollywood’ Paperback Interview”

LFF 2021: Money Has Four Legs – Review

Release Date – TBC, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 38 minutes, Director – Maung Sun While trying to make his debut feature, hopeful director Wai Bhone (Okkar Dat-Khe) runs into financial troubles in both his personal and moviemaking lives. Opening his feature debut, co-writer (alongside Ma Aeint) and director Maung Sun takes aContinue reading “LFF 2021: Money Has Four Legs – Review”

Sing 2 – Review

Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Garth Jennings Musical theatre producer Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) convinces wealthy businessman Jimmy Crystal (Bobby Cannavale) to put on a show, in three weeks, featuring his hopeful cast, and reclusive former rock star Clay Calloway (Bono). In my opinion the best joke in 2016’sContinue reading “Sing 2 – Review”