Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Brian Duffield Whilst searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) remains, diver Jay (Austin Abrams) is swallowed by a sperm whale, with limited oxygen left to escape. There’s a moment in the trailer for Whalefall that stood out as ridiculous amongst the possibility of anContinue reading “Whalefall – Review”
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Forgotten Island – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Directors – Joel Crawford, Januel P Mercado Best friends Jo (H.E.R.) and Raissa (Liza Soberano) are transported to a magical island they’ve searched for since childhood, however returning home may cost their memories and friendship. Forgotten Island is running on a treadmill turned up to eleven.Continue reading “Forgotten Island – Review”
The Uprising – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 8 minutes, Director – Paul Greengrass England, 1381, a farmer known only as Ploughman (Andrew Garfield) leads a rebellion against Richard II’s (Woody Norman) raising of taxes on the poor after the Black Death. There’s a lot of anger and ferocity in The Uprising. From Andrew Garfield inContinue reading “The Uprising – Review”
The Social Reckoning – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 12 minutes, Director – Aaron Sorkin Facebook engineer Frances Haugen (Mike Madison) turns whistleblower to Wall Street Journal writer Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White) over the company’s intentional pushing of extreme and rage-inducing political content. When told that Aaron Sorkin’s 160+ page script for The Social Network wasContinue reading “The Social Reckoning – Review”
LFF 2026: Klara And The Sun – Review
Release Date – 23rd October 2026, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Taika Waititi Robot friend Klara (Jenna Ortega) is bought as a companion for sick teenager Josie (Mia Tharia), however despite her mother’s (Amy Adams) protests Klara may heal family rifts and grief. Just six years ago Taika WaititiContinue reading “LFF 2026: Klara And The Sun – Review”
The Weight – Review
Cert- 15, Run-time – 1 hour 53 minutes, Director – Padraic McKinley An imprisoned father (Ethan Hawke) leads a team of prisoners to retrieve a bag of gold in the hope of freedom, however one lost piece means death. Throughout a tense rope bridge sequence, as bars of gold are being thrown one-by-one from person-to-personContinue reading “The Weight – Review”
Digger – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 9 minutes, Director – Alejandro G. Iñárritu Oil baron Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) must save the world from a natural disaster after an explosion at one of his refineries sends a country-sizes mass of ice towards Europe. I’m interested to see Digger a second time. It’s a filmContinue reading “Digger – Review”
Sense And Sensibility – Review
Cert – U, Run-time – 2 hours 12 minutes, Director – Georgia Oakley After the passing of their father, Davenport sisters Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles) navigate a new world of loves outside of the familiar grandness of their former home. One of the most striking emotions in Georgia Oakley’s retelling of SenseContinue reading “Sense And Sensibility – Review”
Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom – Review
Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 20 minutes, Directors – Steve Cox, Matthew Walker When a strong growth formula for pumpkins is mistakenly used by the farmer (John Sparkes) for hair growth he’s soon mistaken by the nearby town for a bigfoot-style monster, it’s up to Shaun (Justin Fletcher) and the other sheep toContinue reading “Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom – Review”
The Incomer – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Louis Paxton On an isolated Scottish island siblings Isla (Gayle Rankin) and Sandy (Grant O’Rourke) take the council worker (Domhnall Gleeson) sent to move them on hostage. You can almost hear in Domhnall Gleeson’s pleading to be let free from the Scottish island thatContinue reading “The Incomer – Review”
