Director: Marc Webb Starring: Chris Evans,Mckenna Grace, Jenny Slate, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer The Overview Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother. (Source: IMDb) The Good In a time of year which is otherwise dominated by big screen blockbusters and superhero movies there... Continue Reading →
Churchill (2017) – Review
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Starring: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Ella Purnell, Julian Wadham, Richard Durden The Overview A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 96 hours before D-Day. (Source: IMDb) The Good Often touted as the "greatest Briton", this certainly isn't the first film about Winston Churchill, nor is it even the last... Continue Reading →
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) – Review
Michael Bay, master of explosions and action-packed movies is oft ridiculed, but the fact that the Transformers franchise is a lucrative one is hard to ignore; regardless of their varied quality. The first was fun enough but ever since then, there has been a steady decline, with the previous instalment Age of Extinction being universally... Continue Reading →
Wonder Woman (2017) – Review
Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis The Overview Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war... Continue Reading →
Baywatch (2017) – Review
Director: Seth Gordon Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass, Ilfenesh Hadera The Overview Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchanan butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay. (Source: IMDb) The Good Having never watched the bafflingly popular... Continue Reading →
Miss Sloane (2017) – Review
Director: John Madden Starring: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, John Litgow The Overview In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane (Chastain) is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may... Continue Reading →
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2017) – Review
Back in 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was taking the seven seas by storm with its rip-roaring tales of Pirates, ghosts and treasure, and it marked the start of the swashbuckling franchise for Disney. Based on the popular ride at Disney World, Pirates was never supposed to be the... Continue Reading →
The Red Turtle (2017) – Review
Considering myself a huge Studio Ghibli buff (will also accept the title of Ghibli Queen!), I jumped at the chance to see the latest film from this legendary animation giant ahead of general release. The Red Turtle has in fact being circuiting around film festivals and other countries for almost a year now, and finally... Continue Reading →
In This Corner of the World (2017) – Review
Director: Sunao Katabuchi Starring: Megumi Han, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Nanase Iwai, Minori Omi, Daisuke Ono, Tengai Shibuya, Mayumi Shintani, Shigeru Ushiyama The Overview Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles... Continue Reading →
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 – “Emergency Disney” (Feature)
Written by Joey Twitter| Website The morning after the most horrific and humiliating day at school, I needed some ‘emergency Disney’. At 6am I took myself away to Hawaii with Lilo and Stitch, one of Disney’s rare Noughties triumph. If you haven’t watched it stop reading now. There’s no spoilers ahead, you’re just missing out... Continue Reading →
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