To celebrate the release of SPECTRE (in UK cinemas today!), here is the 2nd James Bond special. This weeks post is brought to you by the awesome Matt Buddery! Matt is a massive fan of James Bond, and has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things 007. He is also a big Star Wars fan, and loves... Continue Reading →
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Chiwetel Ejiofor Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview After a mission to Mars has to be cut short due to adverse weather conditions, astronaut/botanist Mark Watney (Damon) is left isolated on the red planet with only his wits and his... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti The music biopic is a difficult one to get right, as it needs to be accessible to both fans of the artist it is about and complete newcomers. There is also a fine line between having too much music and being... Continue Reading →
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 →
Director: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, Colin Quinn Take the King of Comedy, Director Judd Apatow, add in Saturday Night Live alumni Bill Hader, and cast breakout US comedienne Amy Schumer as the leading lady, and you have got some pretty good ingredients for a great romantic comedy. Trainwreck... Continue Reading →
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