Director: Thea Sharrock Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Jenna Coleman, Charles Dance, Matthew Lewis, Janet McTeer The Overview Desperate for work to support her family, Louisa (Emilia Clarke), takes a job as a carer for wealthy quadriplegic Will (Sam Claflin). After an initial frosty reception, Will soon warms to Louisa, who is determined to turn... Continue Reading →
Director: John Carney Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton, Mark McKenna The Overview A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes. (Source: IMDB) The Good For me, a good sign of a musical film, is... Continue Reading →
Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson The Overview Based on the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. (Source: IMDB) The Good I watched this movie immediately after Bad Neighbours 2 (you can read... Continue Reading →
Director(s): Anthony & Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl Please note I have done my very best to keep this review SPOILER FREE, hope you enjoy! The Overview After the Avengers are called into question, a rift starts to appear between Tony Stark... Continue Reading →
Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken The Overview Based on the beloved book by Rudyard Kipling, this "live action" adaptation follows man-cub Mowgli (Sethi), who must flee the jungle after he is threatened by the tiger Shere Khan (Elba). With his friends Baloo... Continue Reading →
Director: Gavin Hood Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi The Overview Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare. (Source: IMDB) The Good... Continue Reading →
Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver. The Overview A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child’s special powers. (Source: IMDB) The Good The trailers for this showed a lot of promise, with deliberately very little given... Continue Reading →
Director: Kirk Jones Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Elena Kampouris The Overview After discovering their marriage certificate wasn't signed, Gus (Constantine) and Maria (Kazan) have a big fat Greek wedding of their own. Meanwhile Toula (Vardalos) and Ian (Corbett) are struggling to cope with the fact their angsty teenage... Continue Reading →
Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Gal Gadot Please note, I have done my very best to keep this review spoiler free and will reveal no more than that which is seen in the trailers - enjoy! The Overview After causing widespread destruction to Metropolis, Superman (Cavill) is... Continue Reading →
Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Luke Evans The Overview Dr Robert Laing (Hiddleston) moves into a new high rise development, a microcosmic society where the rich are in control and living the high life at the top, and the poorer families live at the bottom. The Good This is maybe... Continue Reading →
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