*** My Annihilation review is now live *** “We’ve sent in drones. And teams of people. But nothing comes back” says a scientist to Lena (Natalie Portman), whose soldier husband is lying unconscious and dangerously ill in a hospital bed after reappearing out of a strange area. “Well something has” replies Lena, not unreasonably. Lena’s husband (Oscar… Annihilation Trailer Says It With Flowers (And Monsters) Read More
Con Air 3.5 stars
Nowadays assassins know if they piss off John Wick they’ll die. Twenty years ago, movie killers were learning to “put the bunny back in the box” if requested by ex-US Ranger Cameron Poe – a man jailed for manslaughter and now on his way home to his daughter with the aforementioned toy bunny as a… Con Air Read More
The Greatest Showman 3 stars
The Greatest Showman is historically inaccurate and hugely emotionally manipulative in a by-numbers way, and I could almost feel my heartstrings being tugged as I sat in the cinema; but if you take it at face value, it’s an engaging and at times moving musical. I just wish that they had simply made up their… The Greatest Showman Read More
2018 Movies – The Ones To Watch (And Then Watch)
How quickly we move on – I’m not at the “John Wick who?” stage yet, but there are so many new movies to look forward to. These are some of my most anticipated films of 2018, and it’s fair to say that sweaters, sci fi and prehistoric sharks feature quite heavily. 1. Destination Wedding Everyone’s… 2018 Movies – The Ones To Watch (And Then Watch) Read More
The House 3 stars
It’s fair to say that, just as maths whizz Frank Theodorakis points out, The House always wins. And it certainly did with me, despite my best efforts to walk away, like a gambler who believes themselves reformed. I started watching this movie on a flight, but gave up half way through – the comedy was… The House Read More
Top 20 Movie Reviews from 2017
I’d never have thought, as I sat in a New York screening room watching Super Dark Times back in September, that it would turn out to be my most popular review of 2017. Or that the overwrought 1996 Keanu Reeves vehicle Chain Reaction would deliver more traffic this year than Edgar Wright’s critically acclaimed, soundtrack-driven heist… Top 20 Movie Reviews from 2017 Read More
My 2017 Movie Moments
Don’t worry, 2017 is the year, not the amount – there are only 10 on my list. In the cinema I started January with La La Land, and finished December with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And in between I reviewed well over 100 films – in cinemas and screening rooms, on Netflix, Amazon, Shudder… My 2017 Movie Moments Read More
New Trailer – Mamma Mia: Oh No Here We Go Again
*** check out my Mamma Mia 2 review! *** Oh god oh god oh god. Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is pregnant, but she doesn’t know how she’s going to cope. So we get what looks like a flashback film with all the key characters’ younger selves, so we can see how her mother Donna (Meryl Streep)… New Trailer – Mamma Mia: Oh No Here We Go Again Read More
Den’s back! Den Of Thieves Second Trailer Is Here
***Check out my review of Den Of Thieves now *** One thing you’ll never get from me is a trailer reaction video as it takes so long for me to work out what’s happening in most trailers. What with all the mumbling and incomprehensible plot twists where they don’t want to give too much away,… Den’s back! Den Of Thieves Second Trailer Is Here Read More
2017 Round-Up: Cinema & The C-Word
Movieland 2017 has given us some terrific performances, amazing stories, breathtaking cinematography and moving scores. You can read about that shit anywhere though. So instead let’s concentrate our cinematic analysis of 2017 on things beginning with the letter C. C Is For Christopher (Plummer) After months of allegations about sexual abuse and harassment carried out… 2017 Round-Up: Cinema & The C-Word Read More
Bad Santa 2 1.5 stars
It’s probably not a great idea to include the line “welcome to the shitstorm” in your sequel as the temptation for disgruntled movie reviewers to start their review with it is just so strong. Luckily I am more creative than that. But unfortunately Bad Santa 2 is really not a great movie. Where the first… Bad Santa 2 Read More
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4 stars
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is long. A bit too long. But the final third picks up so much that just as I thought the film was about to finish on one of its many cliffhangers, something else, even better, would happen. It’s certainly a rollercoaster ride. And an exhausting watch, as bright ideas turn… Star Wars: The Last Jedi Read More
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