*** My Deadpool 2 review *** Deadpool was a huge R-rated megahit last year and we’ve just been given a short not-trailer to promote Deadpool 2. In the film, Wade spots an elderly man being threatened by a gunman, so he jumps in a nearby telephone box to get changed into his Deadpool outfit. Sadly he takes… No Good Deed Is Definitely NOT a Trailer For Deadpool 2 Read More
Viceroy’s House 3.5 stars
Gillian Anderson as Lady Mountbatten, last Vicereine of India, does that peculiar shoulder-slouching thing all through Viceroy’s House in the manner of members of the British upper classes who are rather embarrassed by their extreme privilege. This is not a criticism by the way – Anderson is brilliant as the terribly clipped, terribly rich Edwina who nonetheless genuinely tries… Viceroy’s House Read More
The Witch 4 stars
A missing baby, an evil woman lurking in the woods… as a straight-up horror film about witchcraft The Witch is frighteningly effective; though it’s also about the descent into psychological warfare within a previously loving family. Even with its living breathing monsters, it can still be interpreted as solely an allegory birthed from over-fertile imaginations; though whichever view… The Witch Read More
Logan 4.5 stars
Logan isn’t really about superheroes. It’s about ageing and its accompanying vulnerabilities and failing bodies; the fear of death masked as obstinacy and intransigence; about what makes a family, and how families pull you back in whether you want them to or not; about the loss of the old and sacrifice for the young, and also of… Logan Read More
Terror & Trauma In New Alien: Covenant Trailer
“The path to Paradise begins in Hell”, as everyone who’s been for a Hollywood wax tells me. We’ve been treated to a new Alien: Covenant trailer to get us through until May 19th when the film is released. The crew of the colonising ship Covenant have landed on what looks like paradise. Until someone steps in something that… Terror & Trauma In New Alien: Covenant Trailer Read More
Pushing The Envelope At The Oscars 2017
At other awards shows this would mean B listers in dresses so high-cut they can’t even wear underwear. But this year while the Oscar frocks were surprisingly demure, the postal delivery service left a lot to be desired. The Mix Up As everyone should have heard by now, La La Land was announced as the… Pushing The Envelope At The Oscars 2017 Read More
Train To Busan 5 stars
The only really jarring note for Brits watching Train To Busan is the perfection of the Korean railway network. Even during their zombie apocalypse it still seems rather better than some of the journeys I’ve endured over the years. For many of us, a public transport system that perfect and immaculate seems less believable than hoards… Train To Busan Read More
10 What’s With Wick Moments From John Wick 1
*** Check out the new trailer for John Wick 3: Parabellum, plus new poster *** Admit it – now John Wick: Chapter 2 is out you’ve all been (a) rewatching John Wick for the 10th time or (b) watching John Wick for the first time but you can’t tell anyone because you’ve been pretending for… 10 What’s With Wick Moments From John Wick 1 Read More
Jackie 3.5 stars
“I don’t smoke” says the recently widowed Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman), soon after stubbing out one cigarette and shortly before lighting another. It’s 1963 – a few days after her husband JFK’s assassination during a motorcade in Dallas – and Jackie, his long suffering wife, is being interviewed by a reporter for Life Magazine (Billy Crudup) while… Jackie Read More
Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters
The religious parallels were everywhere in Prometheus. What were the Engineers but vengeful Old Testament Gods, creating then destroying at will? And now a 4-minute prologue to Alien: Covenant has just been released, directed by Luke Scott, entitled the Last Supper. In Christianity the Last Supper is the last meal that Jesus and his Apostles shared,… Alien: Covenant – The Crew Are Having A Last Supper, Cue Gods & Monsters Read More
The Man. The Myth. The Legend. No Not John Wick, King Arthur Legend Of The Sword Trailer
In Britain we don’t have John Wick. But we have King Arthur, who according to his biographer Geoffrey of Monmouth, once killed three men in a tavern with a quill pen. A fucking quill pen! He didn’t really. Or not in this version. In this retelling, Arthur’s father is killed by Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, who seizes the throne…. The Man. The Myth. The Legend. No Not John Wick, King Arthur Legend Of The Sword Trailer Read More
Beauty And The Beast: Belle Is A Belter
Disney’s upcoming live action version of Beauty And The Beast is out next month and has got incredible social media buzz behind it. I was never into cartoons as a child and didn’t watch Disney movies. So I tend not to have the “OMG they’ve changed it too much” or “OMG it’s just a word for word remake” reactions that… Beauty And The Beast: Belle Is A Belter Read More
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