Director: Alex Proyas Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Courtney Eaton, Elodie Yung, Geoffrey Rush. Please note this review contains minor spoilers, but no more than is seen in the trailer. The Overview Mortal hero Bek (Thwaites) teams with the god Horus (Coster-Waldau) in an alliance against Set (Butler), the merciless god of darkness,... Continue Reading →
Movie News Round-Up (7 – 20 May)
Hey everyone, and happy Friday! There was a bit of a slow week following my last news post, so I've saved it all up with this weeks news for a double edition of movie news! Hope you enjoy, and have a great weekend! Black Widow going solo? Fans have been calling for this since the word... Continue Reading →
X-Men: Apocalypse Review
Director: Bryan Singer Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Evan Peters, Sophie Turner This review is spoiler free, and contains details on no more than is seen in the trailers. The Overview The world’s first mutant, Apocalypse (Isaac), recruits his Four Hourseman and wreaks havoc across the world... Continue Reading →
Dawn of Justice vs Civil War: When Heroes Collide
I really didn’t want to be that person who wrote an article about Batman vs Superman and Civil War, in fact I’m pretty sure I tweeted my disdain about critics who did just this in their reviews for Civil War! I have reviewed both of these films independently of each other (BvS review is here,... Continue Reading →
The Huntsman: Winter’s War Review
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron The Overview As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades, Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover, Sara, set out to stop them. (Source: IMDB) The Good I wasn’t a big fan... Continue Reading →
Rewatch this Space: The movies that changed my mind
It has become a bit of a running joke now that I am that person who sees a film multiple times. When my friends ask me to go to the cinema with them, I always ask them to pick the film because I have probably already seen everything that is out. If they ask me... Continue Reading →
High Rise Review
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 →
Oscar Predictions 2016
Not long to go now, so here is the last in my series of special pre-Oscars posts. Here I’ll be looking at the main categories and giving my predictions. I’m going to outline what I think is the most likely to win, but also which one I would like to win. You can check... Continue Reading →
Black Mass Review: Beantown Beat Down
Director: Scott Cooper Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Black Mass is based on the true story of James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp), one of the most infamous, violent criminals in U.S. history. The story focuses on the relationship Whitey had with the FBI (becoming... Continue Reading →
The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2 Review: Blaze of Glory
Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland Please note, this review contains more spoilers than my reviews normally do. If you haven’t read the books, or don’t want to know anything about the story line, then you might want to read after you have watched. Don’t say I didn’t warn... Continue Reading →
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