Director: Bob Koherr Starring: Tommy Davidson, Julie Brown, Paul Dinello Number 144 on the IMDB Bottom 250. After a strong start and two good films in Movie 50/50, we arrive at the inevitable terrible film from the depths of the IMDB bottom 250. Now your eyes are not deceiving you, and no that isn’t a... Continue Reading →
“You haven’t seen The Matrix?!”
As promised a month or so ago, here is the first blog for my new feature; "You haven't seen...?!". Each month, I will be watching a classic film that I have yet to watch. This month, it is The Matrix! Director: The Wachowski Brothers Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving It’s been a... Continue Reading →
The Good Dinosaur Review: More like The Average Dinosaur
Director: Peter Sohn Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright The Overview The Good Dinosaur explores the possibility of what would happen in a world where dinosaurs still exist, after the meteor which wiped them out narrowly misses earth. It tells the epic story of an Apatosaurus named Arlo who goes on a... Continue Reading →
Black Mass Review: Beantown Beat Down
Director: Scott Cooper Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Black Mass is based on the true story of James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp), one of the most infamous, violent criminals in U.S. history. The story focuses on the relationship Whitey had with the FBI (becoming... Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs Review: Well Orchestrated Madness
Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Seth Rogen Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Set backstage before the launch of three different products, Steve Jobs shows the slightly darker side of the man at the epicenter of the technological revolution. Adopting a dramatically theatrical three act structure, this... Continue Reading →
The Complete Guide to The Hunger Games
This week’s post is a guest blog courtesy of the awesome Nikki Knight! Nikki loves Lego, Star Wars, all things nerdy, and as you’ll soon gather from this blog, The Hunger Games! Ahead of the release of the final film in The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay Part 2, Nikki looks at the previous films, and... Continue Reading →
Coming soon…to a blog near you!
Hi everyone! First of all, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been reading this blog since I started it in July! It started as a fun side project for myself as I love films and love writing, and this seemed like a good way to combine the two.... Continue Reading →
Suffragette Review: It Gets My Vote
Director: Sarah Gavron Starring: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Suffragette is the dramatised true story of the women who took drastic, militant actions to try and get Votes for Women in the early 20th Century. The focus is on the hard-working Maud... Continue Reading →
Movie 50/50 – Rear Window (1954)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter This month, Movie 50/50 features the 1954 classic Rear Window, an iconic thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. This is the first film since starting this feature that I have already seen, however I still decided to rewatch so I could... Continue Reading →
SPECTRE review: Bond is back, in spectacular form
Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Léa Seydoux The Overview With the demons of his past still haunting him, Bond is on the trail of a sinister organisation known as “SPECTRE”; a group thought to be behind worldwide attacks. MI6 are considered archaic and facing closure, so Bond must work alone... Continue Reading →
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