Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – Scott Cooper While movie offers and executive demands for more commercial work pile up, Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) finds his passion fuelled by a stripped-back switch in style, and his most personal songs to date, for album Nebraska. There’s not a great dealContinue reading “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere – Review”
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Roofman – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Director – Derek Cianfrance Escaping from prison after a string of robberies, Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum) hides out in the roof of a Toys R Us, eventually forming a relationship with one of the employees (Kirsten Dunst) whilst trying to remain undetected. Roofman has found itselfContinue reading “Roofman – Review”
LFF 2025: Ballad Of A Small Player – Review
Release Date – 17th October 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 41 minutes, Director – Edward Berger Gambling addict Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) must pay off his debts to multiple Macau casinos whilst his past starts to catch up with him. From an introduction where he comes across as Jack Sparrow as playedContinue reading “LFF 2025: Ballad Of A Small Player – Review”
LFF 2025: Frankenstein – Review
Release Date – 17th October 2025, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 30 minutes, Director – Guillermo del Toro After achieving his dreams of bringing life to a creature assembled from the dead, Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) is hunted by his attacked creation (Jacob Elordi). In a London Film Festival where press queues featured boldContinue reading “LFF 2025: Frankenstein – Review”
Black Phone 2 – Review
Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 54 minutes, Director – Scott Derrickson Still tormented by his experiences with The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), Finn (Mason Thames) and his sister (Madeleine McGraw) volunteer at an isolated youth camp with links to the serial-killer, who may be back from the dead in dream form. The dead killerContinue reading “Black Phone 2 – Review”
HIM – Review
Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Justin Tipping After an attack leads him to fail a major trial, Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) is given another chance by training at eight-time championship quarterback Isaiah White’s (Marlon Wayans) compound, where everything may not be as it seems. Whilst training to make itContinue reading “HIM – Review”
Urchin – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Harris Dickinson Released from prison after assaulting someone trying to help him, Mike (Frank Dillane) is trying to turn over a new leaf, however addiction battles and the prospect of becoming homeless again threaten a downward slope. Harris Dickinson’s feature debut as writer-director isn’tContinue reading “Urchin – Review”
One Battle After Another – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 42 minutes, Director – Paul Thomas Anderson When their location is revealed, a former revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his teenage daughter (Chase Infiniti) are separated and caught between running and chasing. Not even shakey-chair 4D can create the feeling of your stomach leaping and dropping with the riseContinue reading “One Battle After Another – Review”
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Kogonada After meeting at a wedding, David (Colin Farrell) and Sarah’s (Margot Robbie) rental cars direct them to isolated doors which take them back to key moments in their lives and relationships, which have caused them to hold off on starting new ones. There’sContinue reading “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Review”
The Golden Spurtle – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 15 minutes, Director – Constantine Costi As competitors travel across the world to take part, Charlie Miller prepares for his final year as chieftain of the World Porridge Making Championship in the quiet Scottish village of Carrbridge. The Golden Spurtle isn’t cynical, fun-poking or insincere. It doesn’t embraceContinue reading “The Golden Spurtle – Review”
Just A Little Bit Random 