Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – Sam Mendes Two soldiers (Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay) are ordered to cross no-man’s land and enemy territory to stop an attack that could kill over 1,600 men. Back in 2015 Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman used the idea of multiple hidden cuts to makeContinue reading “1917 – Review”
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Bombshell – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 49 minutes, Director – Jay Roach Years of sexual harassment claims against Fox News founder Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) emerge after the firing of anchor Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) amongst the rising heat of the 2016 Presidential election. Aside from Charlize Theron’s much talked about transformation into FoxContinue reading “Bombshell – Review”
LFF 2019: Burning Cane – Review
Release date – 6th November, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 17 minutes, Director – Phillip Youmans A Mother (Karen Kaia Livers) tries to deal with the impact that alcohol is having on both her son (Dominique McClellan) and the priest (Wendell Pierce) of the church that she attends There are many things thatContinue reading “LFF 2019: Burning Cane – Review”
LFF 2019: Give Me Liberty – Review
Release date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Kirill Mikhanovsky A coach driver (Chris Galust) working for a firm that transports people with disabilities puts his job at risk when he finds himself taking a group of pensioners to a funeral, taking other passengers along with them. VicContinue reading “LFF 2019: Give Me Liberty – Review”
Parasite – Review
Release date – 7th February 2020, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 12 minutes, Director – Bong Joon-ho A family manage to fraudulently make their way into obtaining jobs for a very wealthy family that they are all unqualified to do Parasite, the latest from Okja and Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho, has been oneContinue reading “Parasite – Review”
Little Women – Review
Release date – 26th December, Cert – U, Run-time – 2 hours 15 minutes, Director – Greta Gerwig The March sisters (Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen) lives are shown through flashbacks as they come to the bed of their seriously ill sister. Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women is undoubtedlyContinue reading “Little Women – Review”
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 22 minutes, Director – J.J. Abrams As the threat of the Sith becomes even bigger Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Co must find a way to track down the still alive Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), while Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) is close behind them. This is where it endsContinue reading “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker – Review”
Cats – Review
Cert – U, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – Tom Hooper The Jellicle cats meet for the annual Jellicle ball where one cat will be chosen to restart with a new life. What is a Jellicle cat? What makes a cat a Jellicle cat? How does a cat become a Jellicle cat ifContinue reading “Cats – Review”
Jumanji: The Next Level – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 3 minutes, Director – Jake Kasdan When Spencer (Alex Wolff) decides to return to the world of Jumanji his friends decide to follow in the hope of saving him, and helping him to complete what seems to be an almost entirely new game. 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome To TheContinue reading “Jumanji: The Next Level – Review”
LFF 2019: First Love – Review
Release date – 14th February 2020, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Takashi Miike A young boxer (Masataka Kubota) runs in with a drug addict (Sakurako Konishi), and soon finds himself involved in a deadly drug-smuggling operation which includes corrupt cops, assassins and the yakuza. Cult Japanese director Takashi MiikeContinue reading “LFF 2019: First Love – Review”