Bad Neighbours 2 Review

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 →

Three Days in Auschwitz (2015) Review

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 →

Captain America: Civil War Review

Director(s): Anthony & Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl Please note I have done my very best to keep this review SPOILER FREE, hope you enjoy! The Overview After the Avengers are called into question, a rift starts to appear between Tony Stark... Continue Reading →

Movie News Round-up (15-22nd April 2016)

Jurassic World 2 - Director confirmed The Story: It was confirmed this week that J.A Bayona would direct the next film in the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World 2. My Take: You’d be forgiven if you hadn’t heard of this director before, because I hadn’t! A quick glance at his IMDB page informed me he... Continue Reading →

The Jungle Book (2016) Review

Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken The Overview Based on the beloved book by Rudyard Kipling, this "live action" adaptation follows man-cub Mowgli (Sethi), who must flee the jungle after he is threatened by the tiger Shere Khan (Elba). With his friends Baloo... Continue Reading →

Bastille Day Review 

Director: James Watkins  Starring: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly The Overview  After pick-pocket Michael Mason (Madden) is mistakenly identified as a terrorist, he must work with CIA Agent Sean Briar (Elba) to uncover the real terrorist plot.  The Good This non-stop action flick set in Paris certainly had the potential to be good, especially... Continue Reading →

Eye in the Sky Review

Director: Gavin Hood Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi The Overview Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare. (Source: IMDB) The Good... Continue Reading →

Hardcore Henry Review

Director: Ilya Naishuller Starring: Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth, Hayley Bennett, Danila Kozlovsky The Overview A first-person action film from the eyes of Henry, who's resurrected from death with no memory. He must discover his identity and save his wife from a warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers. (Source: IMDB) The Good I knew before... Continue Reading →

Midnight Special Review 

Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver.  The Overview A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child’s special powers. (Source: IMDB) The Good The trailers for this showed a lot of promise, with deliberately very little given... Continue Reading →

The Huntsman: Winter’s War Review

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 →

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