Category Archives: Reviews

Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 21 minutes, Director – Leos Carax As his career spirals downwards, stand-up comedian Henry (Adam Driver) finds his marriage to rising opera star Ann (Marion Cotillard) becomes increasingly tense and distanced. Annette takes the idea of people bursting into song at any possible moment and runs with it.Continue reading “Annette – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 12 minutes, Director – Destin Daniel Cretton After believing to have remained hidden for years Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) is brought back into his father’s (Tony Leung) ancient kingdom and dynasty-toppling organisation, The Ten Rings. Marvel’s big action sequences have become things of punch-the-air spectacle. Cheer-inducing battles of increasinglyContinue reading “Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 46 minutes, Director – Michael Caton-Jones Going to Edinburgh for a choir competition, a group of Catholic school girls intend to spend the day drinking and hooking up with the locals. It’s been a long road for Our Ladies to reach a proper big screen release. Since premieringContinue reading “Our Ladies – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 31 minutes, Director – Nia DaCosta After finding inspiration in the urban legend of Candyman for an art project, Anthony (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) unleashes a new onslaught of killings in now gentrified Chicago. “A story like that lasts forever. That’s Candyman”. Nia DaCosta’s quasi-sequel to 1992’s Candyman demonstratesContinue reading “Candyman – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 24 minutes, Director – Prano Bailey-Bond A film censor (Niamh Algar) living through the video nasties era is haunted by a violent film which seems to match with the disappearance of her sister. “It’s not entertainment Mum. I do it to protect people” says Enid (Niamh Algar) aboutContinue reading “Censor – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 31 minutes, Director – Michael Sarnoski When his valued pig is stolen truffle hunter Rob (Nicolas Cage) must return to his roots and past life in order to find her. There’s a moment of almost confusing shock as Alex Wolff’s sunglasses-donning, suit-wearing Amir pulls up outside of NicolasContinue reading “Pig – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Lisa Joy Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman) helps people relive their memories, however the stories of past customers begin to link up when mysterious stranger Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) suddenly disappears from his life. Like the memories that are so integral to the plot, Lisa Joy’sContinue reading “Reminiscence – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 2 minutes, Director – Robert Schwentke Having sought to find his father’s killer for many years tough-fighting Snake Eyes (Henry Golding) finds himself brought into a potentially deadly ninja training scheme after saving the life of clan heir Tommy (Andrew Koji). While the events of Snake Eyes’ thirdContinue reading “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 37 minutes, Director – Jack Clough Pirate radio team turned musicians Kurupt FM travel to Japan to gain a record deal when one of their songs is featured on a hit game show. Nearly silent member of pirate radio team turned musicians Kurupt FM, Decoy (Daniel Sylvester Woolford)Continue reading “People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 52 minutes, Director – Dominic Cooke British salesman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) is recruited by MI6 and the CIA to interact with Soviet source Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) to deescalate the threat of nuclear war. Benedict Cumberbatch has become known for playing smart character who know exactly whatContinue reading “The Courier – Review”