A space pilot crashlands on Earth 65 million years ago, and has to fight prehistoric predators while getting himself and his young charge Koa to their escape vessel. (My re-cap article is here) 65 million years ago, Man meets Dinosaur. That’s 64 million years before Raquel Welch met Dinosaur. (I hope you’re all feeling bad for… 65 Read More
Class and the ending of Saltburn
Actually Saltburn will always endure, despite modern day Oliver stating “It’s the end of everything” as he reminisces about the morning Felix’s body is discovered. Whoever its owner, it will simply remain. See below for more on why Oliver turning out to be middle class is such a blow for the Cattons, and click down… Class and the ending of Saltburn Read More
Saltburn 3 stars
It’s 2006, and Oliver, a young man from a bleak background, befriends Felix, one of the posh popular boys at Oxford University, ingratiating himself with the family one long, hot summer. (Note: for my plot re-cap go here.) Emerald Fennell — whose definition of subtlety is bashing us over the head with a small Le… Saltburn Read More
The Boys In The Boat ending: down the last straight
Is it really a spoiler article if the film has been promoted as the true story of the USA rowing eight winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics — but here’s the “in case you missed it” stuff, picking up just before they take part in the Poughkeepsie Regatta… (If you’re after my review,… The Boys In The Boat ending: down the last straight Read More
The Boys In The Boat 3 stars
An underdog team of novice rowers from Washington University defies expectations, making it to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Note: for my plot re-cap go here.) It’s a shame George Clooney’s feelgood rags-to-Olympic-riches story wasn’t released here over Christmas as it was in the US, as it would make a great cross-generational family cinema trip. It’s… The Boys In The Boat Read More
Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained
So the killer was calling from inside the house… Scroll down for the victims, the murderer, the blackmailer(s), the connivers and the conspirators. I’ve bolded the key information if you just want to scan. (My review is here.) There are three murders in the building: of Alicia Drake (which takes place well before our visit);… Whodunnit or woohoodunnit? A Haunting In Venice explained Read More
A Haunting in Venice 3.5 stars
Hercule Poirot is dragged out of retirement to investigate the murder of a famous medium during a séance at a haunted palazzo. (Note: for my plot-re-cap go here) “I talk to ghosts all the time. They say you’re a fake.” says the hilariously precocious young Leopold, who prefers Edgar Allan Poe to parties and calls… A Haunting in Venice Read More
225 Film Club Official Selection – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner
It’s that time of year again, when I review all the short films shown at the 225 Film Club’s Official Selection screening night. The 225 Film Club is dedicated to female excellence in direction, and once again it has been thrilling to watch such varied stories and journeys unfold so completely, each one in under… 225 Film Club Official Selection – reviews and BEST SHORT FILM winner Read More
Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1: where do we go from here?
One of the few things not to come out of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 battered, broken or indeed dead is the bloody key, both bits of which are now in the possession of Ethan Hunt. Unfortunately the keyhole is on a Russian submarine at the bottom of the sea, but that’s the only… Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1: where do we go from here? Read More
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 3 stars
Ethan Hunt is tasked with tracking down a key that can be used to shut down a newly sentient AI super weapon. I suppose every story about a world-ending mega weapon needs some quasi-religious guff to add a sheen of mysticism to your common-or-garden Armageddon scenario, and in the rather bonkers Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning… Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 Read More
Early doors or surviving jaws? Who dies and survives in Meg 2 — The Trench
Who sabotaged the rescue submarine? Has Haiqi-Meg got a boyfriend now? And is that prehistoric monster a squid or an octopus*? So many important questions. So a drumroll for the survivors and commiseration for those that didn’t make it — we remember your service, even if your character didn’t have a name and all you… Early doors or surviving jaws? Who dies and survives in Meg 2 — The Trench Read More
Meg 2: The Trench 2 stars
An illegal sea floor mining operation accidentally releases more megalodons into the waters above, threatening Jonas Taylor’s crew and an island full of partygoers. Meg 2 hasn’t exactly been overflowing with good reviews, but is it all, um, megatives? It’s worthy, but is it see-worthy? I saw Meg 2: The Trench with my typically bloodthirsty… Meg 2: The Trench Read More
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