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 →
Movie News Round-up (15-22nd April 2016)
Jurassic World 2 - Director confirmed The Story: It was confirmed this week that J.A Bayona would direct the next film in the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World 2. My Take: You’d be forgiven if you hadn’t heard of this director before, because I hadn’t! A quick glance at his IMDB page informed me he... Continue Reading →
The Jungle Book (2016) Review
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 →
Bastille Day Review
Director: James Watkins Starring: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly The Overview After pick-pocket Michael Mason (Madden) is mistakenly identified as a terrorist, he must work with CIA Agent Sean Briar (Elba) to uncover the real terrorist plot. The Good This non-stop action flick set in Paris certainly had the potential to be good, especially... Continue Reading →
Eye in the Sky Review
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 →
Hardcore Henry Review
Director: Ilya Naishuller Starring: Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth, Hayley Bennett, Danila Kozlovsky The Overview A first-person action film from the eyes of Henry, who's resurrected from death with no memory. He must discover his identity and save his wife from a warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers. (Source: IMDB) The Good I knew before... Continue Reading →
Midnight Special Review
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 →
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 →
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Review
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 →
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