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 →
Director(s): Clay Kaytis & Fergal Reilly Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage, Sean Penn. This review is spoiler free! The Overview When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to three unlikely outcasts - Red (Sudeikis), Chuck (Gad) and Bomb... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Water Babies tells the story of a young chimney sweep, Tom. After being mistaken as a burglar, he runs away and finds himself in an underwater world filled with a host of anthropomorphic critters, including a Scottish Lobster, and a particularly nefarious shark who is holding the titular babies as prisoners. Tom, along with his... 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: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz The Overview After a sorority moves in next to Mac (Rogen) and Kelly (Byrne), they must enlist the help of old adversary Teddy (Efron) to keep them in check. The Good Now, I quite liked Bad Neighbours (or just Neighbours if you're in... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday everyone! With all the Civil War shenanigans of last week, I didn't get time to round up the movie news, so here is a bumper 2 week edition for you to enjoy! Playing around with the format of these posts so please give me any feedback, and I hope you enjoy reading! No... Continue Reading →
Three Days in Auschwitz follows film-maker Philippe Mora’s personal journeys to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where eight of his family members were amongst the 1.1 million people killed in the Nazis cruel and systematic killing of the Jews, and other groups. Philippe describes this short documentary as “cinematic notes for a movie about Auschwitz” as... Continue Reading →
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