Director: Alessandro Carloni & Jennifer Yuh Starring: Jack Black, JK Simmons, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie The Overview Dragon Warrior and Kung Fu Master, Po (Jack Black), faces a new threat and must once again save the day. Along the way Po must learn some new skills but also learn how to be a... Continue Reading →
Hail, Caesar! Review
Director(s): Joel & Ethan Coen Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum The Overview Whilst filming the biblical epic “Hail, Caesar! - A Tale of The Christ”, movie star Baird Whitlock (Clooney) is kidnapped, and it is down to hard-working studio boss Eddie Mannix (Brolin) to try... Continue Reading →
London Has Fallen Review
Director: Babak Najafi Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman The Overview In this sequel to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen, badass bodyguard Mike Banning (Butler) accompanies the US President (Aaron Eckhart) to London for a state funeral. However it’s not long before the President’s life is at risk and Banning must step up once again... Continue Reading →
Deadpool & the R-Rated Movie “Revolution”
The success of Deadpool was not unexpected, but the extent of it’s success has surpassed expectations. The records it holds at time of writing include: biggest opening weekend for a film in February, biggest opening weekend for any film from 20th Century Fox, and perhaps most notably, the biggest opening weekend for any R-rated comic... Continue Reading →
Grimsby Review: The Brothers Grim
Director: Louis Leterrier Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson. The Overview After being separated at a young age, the brothers from Grimsby might be worlds apart but they'll need each other to save the world from a dastardly threat. Cohen plays football hooligan Nobby, and Strong is super spy Sebastian. The... Continue Reading →
The Death of the 90 Minute Movie?
I frequently find myself having to justify a movie's run time these days. If I had a pound for every time I said "oh but it needed to be that long to fit everything in", or, "the run time really didn't bother me as the film was so great", I'd probably be rich by now.... 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 →
How to be Single Review: Rebel is a Riot
Director: Christian Ditter Starring: Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie The Overview After suggesting a break from her long-term partner, Alice (Johnson) moves to New York in a bid to find herself and prove she can make it on her own. After befriending her motor-mouthed colleague Robin (Wilson), Alice learns what it takes... Continue Reading →
Concussion Review: Smith Vs the NFL
Director: Peter Landesman Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw The Overview In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu (Smith) uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play. (Source: IMDB) The Good Without his charisma-vacuum offspring in tow, Will Smith gives his... Continue Reading →
Ranking the 2016 Best Picture Nominees
With less than two weeks to go until the biggest awards show, The Academy Awards, here is the next post in my series of preview posts before the big event! Having now seen all of the Best Picture nominees, here is my ranking of them. This is not necessarily who I think will win, but... Continue Reading →
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