Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 12 minutes, Director – Robert Eggers Transylvanian vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) spreads a plague throughout the German city of Wisborg in pursuit of a young, recently-married, woman (Lily-Rose Depp). Over the last few years I’ve praised Robert Eggers for being a master of atmosphere. Whether isolating usContinue reading “Nosferatu – Review”
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Better Man – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 15 minutes, Director – Michael Gracey Accepted into Britain’s next big boyband Take That at 15, Robbie Williams (Jonno Davies) finds himself launched into stardom and a spiral of addictions, as his bad-boy solo career takes off he can’t help but still feel like a performing monkey. TheContinue reading “Better Man – Review”
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Review
Cert – U, Run-time -1 hour 19 minutes, Directors – Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham Gromit is growing increasingly concerned about Wallace’s (Ben Whitehead) reliance on inventions, especially when he creates ‘Smart-gnome’ Norbot (Reece Shearsmith) who begins to cause havoc in the area, however someone else may be in control. Since his first appearance in TheContinue reading “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Review”
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Jeff Fowler Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and co. must team up to stop another hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) with stronger powers from destroying the world alongside his nemesis Dr Robotnik’s (Jim Carrey) grandfather (Carrey). At the end of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 I was somewhat hopefulContinue reading “Sonic The Hedgehog 3 – Review”
Mufasa: The Lion King – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – Barry Jenkins Before becoming king of Pride Rock, lion Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) finds himself part of a group of fellow ‘strays’, being hunted down by a pride of lions vengeful lions. The photorealistic CG animation which makes up Disney’s prequel to their 2019 (non)live-actionContinue reading “Mufasa: The Lion King – Review”
Carry-On – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – Jaume Collet-Serra TSA agent Ethan (Taron Egerton) is threatened to let a deadly package onto a Christmas Eve flight, or else the mysterious passenger (Jason Bateman) speaking to him via an earpiece will kill his partner (Sofia Carson). Carry-On is less Die Hard onContinue reading “Carry-On – Review”
The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 14 minutes, Director – Kenji Kamiyama When the throne of Rohan is challenged by the vengeful leader (Luke Pasqualino) of a rival people, the king’s (Brian Cox) daughter, Héra (Gaia Wise), leads the defence while their people hide away in a surrounded mountain fortress. It’s been widely reportedContinue reading “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim – Review”
LFF 2024: Flow – Review
Release Date – 21st March 2025, Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 25 minutes, Director – Gints Zilbalodis A group of animals band together to survive in an old boat when their homes are destroyed by a mass flood. In a world without dialogue the language we hear throughout Flow are a variety ofContinue reading “LFF 2024: Flow – Review”
LFF 2024: The Colours Within – Review
Release Date – 31st January 2025, Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 41 minutes, Director – Naoko Yamada Shy teenager Totsuko (Sayu Suzukawa) can see people’s auras as colours, when drawn by the bright blue aura of fellow student Kimi (Akari Takaishi) the pair, alongside musician Rui (Taisei Kido) form a secret band. TheContinue reading “LFF 2024: The Colours Within – Review”
LFF 2024: 2073 – Review
Release Date – 1st January 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 23 minutes, Director – Asif Kapadia Documentary intersecting images of the divided world today with scenes envisaging a dystopian future where freedom has been completely removed. “When you’re desperate, just surviving, you can’t see what’s been taken away, you can’t fight back”Continue reading “LFF 2024: 2073 – Review”