It’s 1930, and society is changing; with those changes as well as old mores threatening the residents of Downton Abbey. This is meant to be the last Downton Abbey film in the franchise, but is it really the end? I would not be surprised if in five years they’re rebooting the whole thing but with… Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Read More
Ending of Jurassic World: Rebirth
There was a lot going on in that last act, and callbacks galore to the very first film – and amazingly nearly everybody who made it this far lives (except Krebs who becomes D-Rex dinner). Check it out below. (If you’re after my 4-star review, it’s here.) Let’s take a step back and start with that… Ending of Jurassic World: Rebirth Read More
Jurassic World: Rebirth 4 stars
A team of mercenaries and a shipwrecked family end up marooned on the island home of genetically spliced dinosaurs. The best bit in Jurassic Park: Rebirth is when they play Movin’ On Up by Primal Scream. That’s not even a criticism, it’s just because it’s one of the standout songs of the ’90s. Rebirth is… Jurassic World: Rebirth Read More
What the Jameses? Jim, Jamie and The Jimmys explained
“Jimmys to the south west! Thousands of ’em!” Okay Danny Boyle did not in fact showcase Zulu during 28 Years Later, but considering the meme-ification of that scene online it would have fitted in well with the film’s pop culture references and ideas about the changing of history and what we remember about it. There… What the Jameses? Jim, Jamie and The Jimmys explained Read More
Abandonment, isolation and memory in 28 Years Later – plus what comes next?
It’s fair to say that at the end of the world, God – like our Government, NATO and the UN – has forsaken us poor Brits. It doesn’t stop Him having an effect though, whether through Dr Kelson’s cleansing of the dead or Sir Jimmy Crystal’s warped cult. And really, being abandoned by our leaders,… Abandonment, isolation and memory in 28 Years Later – plus what comes next? Read More
28 Years Later plot recap: who, how, where… WHAT?!
The film starts with a flashback to the early days of the virus, with a young boy called Jimmy watching Teletubbies with his siblings somewhere in Scotland. The house is invaded by infected and his mother screams at him to flee – he makes it to the nearby church, where his father, the minister, is… 28 Years Later plot recap: who, how, where… WHAT?! Read More
28 Years Later 5 stars
28 years after the Rage virus decimated Britain, a young boy ventures onto the mainland to save his sick mother Unsurprisingly in Britain, a zombie apocalypse doesn’t even put a dent in our class system. Rather, the Infected seem to have embraced it: a few alpha leaders, tall, lean and strong, surrounded by upright minions,… 28 Years Later Read More
Fire Of Love 3.5 stars
The true story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, volcanologists and filmmakers who ultimately died in a volcanic eruption. The glugs and gurgles and slowly popping bubbles of lava belie how fast it can actually flow – there’s something both beautiful and repulsive about it, like an over-egged, undercooked pudding. Like bears, lava flows are natural… Fire Of Love Read More
Still game: life and death in ClearMind
It’s like death – but with a safety net!” Lily the therapist [If you’re looking for my 4-star review, it’s here] Normally here I would list who dies, and the generally horrible ways this happens, and I will do this; though in ClearMind people never really die as it’s a simulation. And one person –… Still game: life and death in ClearMind Read More
ClearMind 4 stars
A grieving mother uses virtual reality to find answers and plot her revenge. I’m not an aficionado of virtual reality, screeching when my sons force me to walk the plank off a highrise, even though my fall will be broken by my living room carpet. But I am fascinated by the idea that we’re in… ClearMind Read More
Love never dies – Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy spoilers and ending
Love, lust, and massive lips – how Mad About The Boy unfolds, and of course the answer to the question that drives the universe: Roxster or Mr Walliker, which suitor ends up with our Bridget? (We find out near the end that Mr Walliker is actually called Scott but I’m a mum and can only… Love never dies – Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy spoilers and ending Read More
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy 4 stars
Bridget, now widowed, gets back in the dating game – and finds a much younger man. Bridget is back, and she has become, dare I say it, slightly more sophisticated. Where once she slurped blue soup now she quaffs blue cocktails; and she has gained a beautiful Hampstead house, possibly accidentally swapped for her hairbrush…. Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Read More