Category Archives: Film Reviews

Cert – Recommended for ages 15+, Run-time – 1 hour 44 minutes, Director – George Gallo Two failing film producers (Robert De Niro, Zach Braff) stage a disastrous film production in order to use the insurance money to pay debts owed to a mob boss (Morgan Freeman). Miracle Pictures’ apt slogan runs “if it’s goodContinue reading “The Comeback Trail – Review”

Cert – U/ Recommended for ages 6+, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Enrico Casarosa Best friends Luca (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer) leave the world of the ‘sea monsters’ to take part in an annual race in a small Italian town. Pixar have undeniably become known for their layered storytelling.Continue reading “Luca – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Ben Wheatley A scientist (Joel Fry) and park scout (Ellora Torchia) find themselves attacked and abandoned by unseen forces in the woods while taking essential equipment to a research base. Since cinemas have reopened here in the UK highlights have been ones of spectacle.Continue reading “In The Earth – Review”

Cert – PG, Run-time – 2 hours 23 minutes, Director – Jon M. Chu In the middle of a heatwave a group of hardworking dreamers find themselves longing from escape from their Washington Heights neighbourhood, however find it hard to leave their close community. “Our neighbours started packing up and picking up, and ever sinceContinue reading “In The Heights – Review”

Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 53 minutes, Director – Euros Lyn The members of a small Welsh village unite to raise and train a race horse. There’s a mild, warm smile that forms on your face as things begin to come together for the small, Welsh village of Cefn Fforest. It’s one ofContinue reading “Dream Horse – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 40 minutes, Director – Patrick Hughes Bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) is taken out of a peaceful break from work where he’s paired with con artist Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek) and her husband, former client, Darius (Samuel L. Jackson) to take down a Greek billionaire (Antonio Banderas) planningContinue reading “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – Review”

Cert – N/A, Run-time – 53 minutes, Director – George A. Romero An elderly gentleman (Lincoln Maazel) finds himself segregated and abused by the staff and visitors of an amusement park. If you’re wanting to make a relatively friendly public information film then, of course, the person you want to direct is the name behindContinue reading “The Amusement Park – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 18 minutes, Director – Emma Seligman While attending a shiva college student Danielle (Rachel Sennott) finds herself encountering many awkward interactions, including with her ex-girlfriend (Molly Gordon) and sugar daddy (Danny Deferrari). Out of all places where you’d least want awkward, pressured into a corner, interactions a post-funeralContinue reading “Shiva Baby – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 32 minutes, Director – Ilya Naishuller A former intelligence agency worker (Bob Odenkirk) finds himself the target of a Russian mob boss (Aleksey Serebryakov) after an attempted night-time robbery in his home. There are plenty of action films where a character will say a line just before aContinue reading “Nobody – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 57 minutes, Director – Haruo Sotozaki A group of demon slayers board a train believed to be full of demons who have been killing fellow blade-wielders. Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is perhaps the first time since cinemas reopened in the UK where the big-screen experience trulyContinue reading “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train – Review”