Director: Wes Ball Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aidan Gillen Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Scorch Trials is the second installment in the adaptations of James Dashner’s popular young adult book series. Set in a post-apocalyptic society and with a group of teenagers as the film's heroes, it draws obvious... Continue Reading →
Everest Review: Spectacular scenery, doesn’t quite peak
Director: Baltasar Kormákur Starring: Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Josh Brolin, Emily Watson Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Based on the true story of the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster, Everest tells the tale of the ill-fated expedition to the summit of the Earth’s highest mountain. Guided treks up the mountain... Continue Reading →
Legend Review: Things are about to get “Kray Kray”
Director: Brian Helgeland Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Christopher Eccleston The Overview Tom Hardy stars in a double role as twin gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray, two of the most notorious criminals in British history. In the 1960s, the Krays ruled the East End of London with their organised crime empire. Legend tells... Continue Reading →
Book vs Film
In the never-ending debate of whether the book is better than the film or the film is better than the book, I guess there can’t be a clear answer as it will always come down to personal opinion. Some people will prefer the level of detail you get in the book, and hate when the... Continue Reading →
American Ultra Review: Ultra dull
Director: Nima Nourizadeh Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton, Topher Grace The Overview Small-town stoner Mike Howell (Eisenberg) lives a quiet existence, working in a convenience store, getting high with his girlfriend Phoebe (Stewart) and creating stories about a superhero monkey. His quiet life is soon turned upside down when a mysterious woman (Britton)... Continue Reading →
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Review: Quirky teen tear-jerker
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview High school student Greg (Mann) is coerced by his mother to take a break from making terrible films with his co-worker (and sort of friend) Earl (Cyler) and befriend a girl from his school who has... Continue Reading →
Movie 50/50 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester Number 94 on the IMDB Top 250 As I kick off this new feature (which I introduced here), I am grateful for two things: firstly that I got to watch a good film, and secondly that it was a movie I had never seen before.... Continue Reading →
Movie 50/50 is coming…
Hi everyone! I wanted to tell you about an exciting new feature which is coming to 'I Saw a Movie' on the 7th September 2015. The idea is simple: I flip a coin, and the outcome determines whether I'll watch a good film (based on the IMDB Top 250), or a terrible film (based on... Continue Reading →
Paper Towns Review: “It is the journey that matters in the end”
Director: Jake Schreier Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith After the overwhelming success of The Fault in Our Stars, it was only a matter of time before another film adaptation of John Green’s popular ‘young adult’ books appeared on the big screen. Just over a year after The Fault in Our Stars... Continue Reading →
The Man from U.N.C.L.E Review: Style over substance?
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Hammer) must work together in order to stop a mysterious criminal organisation from using nuclear weapons... Continue Reading →
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