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 →
Movie Marketing: Who got it right, who got it wrong?
The current age of movie trailers is undoubtedly very different to how it was years ago. Before the glorious days of the internet, most people would first hear about a film in the trailers at the cinema, seeing a poster at a bus stop, or an advert in a newspaper. Now, it is very different.... Continue Reading →
Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice Review
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 →
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 →
Why Splitting Films Into Two Parts is the Worst (Parts 1 & 2)
The latest film in the Divergent series, 'Allegiant', has left a lot of viewers confused. It shares the title with the final book in Veronica Roth's young adult trilogy, but yet you have a look at IMDB and there's another Divergent film set for release in 2017, with the entirely made up title 'Ascendant'. Having... Continue Reading →
10 Cloverfield Lane Review
Director: Dan Trachtenberg Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. Please note: I firmly believe it is best to go into this film knowing as little as possible, and whilst I will absolutely avoid posting very specific spoilers, there will be some plot details that you might prefer not to know. That being... Continue Reading →
Anomalisa Review
Director(s): Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan The Overview Michael Stone (Thewlis) is a motivational speaker in the customer service industry. Feeling overwhelmingly disjointed from the world, he attempts to reconnect with an old love, before meeting Lisa (Leigh), a woman who stands out like no one else... Continue Reading →
Zootropolis Review
Director(s): Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons The Overview Judy (Goodwin) is a bunny who dreams of more than being a carrot farmer like her parents, and she follows her dreams of being a police officer in the big city of Zootropolis. On the case for... Continue Reading →
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