To B&B or not to B&B, that is the question – as American city girl Gabriela wins an actual New Zealand guesthouse in a competition, meeting handsome local builder Jake when she turns up to view her beautiful but ramshackle prize (which at least comes with its own goat, Gilbert). To which I could also… Falling Inn Love Read More
The final Joker trailer is here…
*** My 4-star review of Joker is now live *** …and it’s all I can do not to add a “The” to the front of every mention of that title. I like to find laughter in everything but even I was hard pushed with this one, a standalone origins story about failed comic Arthur Fleck… The final Joker trailer is here… Read More
Angel Has Fallen – 1 minute video review Includes Video 4 stars
And this is my final word on the matter! read my full review of Angel Has Fallen Available on DVD / blu-ray / 4k from amazon uk Available on digital from Amazon uk buy on digital or dvd / blue-ray / 4k now from amazon.com
Pain And Glory 5 stars
This is definitely a comment rather than a question, but the fictional film director’s Q&A in Pedro Almodóvar’s delicious Pain And Glory is the most glorious I’ve ever seen. Incapacitated by memories and the drugs he’s taken, 50-something filmmaker Salvador Mallo (a fantastic Antonio Banderas) is tracked down to his kitchen as a cinema full of… Pain And Glory Read More
Angel Has Fallen: interviews!
When I first watched Gerard Butler’s interview (below), I kept hearing all these strange noises, necessitating frequent pausing on my part to look accusingly at the dog and wonder if I was going to need to open a window. It turns out he’s actually sitting in the world’s creakiest chair (Gerry, not my dog). Don’t… Angel Has Fallen: interviews! Read More
Gerard Butler’s ‘Fallen’ Oeuvre
Less a deep dive, and more – considering the less than philosophical subtexts to the three Has Fallen movies – a shallow bellyflop, it’s time to look back at Butler’s battles as Mike Banning. You can see on this site I refer to myself as a Gerard Butler apologist, and I make no apologies for… Gerard Butler’s ‘Fallen’ Oeuvre Read More
Olympus Has Fallen 3.5 stars
Olympus Has Fallen came out in 2013, when I had a one-year-old baby and the idea of being held incommunicado without my family in a bomb-proof bunker would have sounded like a dream come true. Sadly, said baby meant I didn’t get to see this in the cinema, his preference being White House Down, I… Olympus Has Fallen Read More
One month to go before we head into the “endless void”, and there’s a new IMAX trailer for “Ad Astra”
*** my review is now live (slightly spoilery) *** “The enemy up here is not a person or a thing. It’s the endless void.” And I know just how Donald Sutherland’s character feels, two-thirds of the way through the school holidays. Still, I managed to take a few minutes out of shouting at my kids… One month to go before we head into the “endless void”, and there’s a new IMAX trailer for “Ad Astra” Read More
Angel Has Fallen 4 stars
American movie presidents can only make us wistful nowadays, and in Angel Has Fallen the White House is graced by Morgan Freeman himself, as President Allan Trumbull. Yes there is a god, probably also played by Morgan Freeman. Trumbull has been promoted since London Has Fallen, Mike Banning’s last batshit outing, when taking on hundreds… Angel Has Fallen Read More
Aniara 4 stars
Earth is burning, and the answer is to move the surviving population to Mars. The final shuttle ride from the doomed planet blends the humdrum with the remarkable: a mum tries to make her child understand the finality of what they’re doing and wave at their old home (“want to say bye-bye Earth? … you’ll… Aniara Read More
Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood 4 stars
Warning: spoilers ahead, so no moaning please (unless of the art film kind) It’s been called a love letter to Hollywood, though with that title, Tarantino’s ninth movie also plays into our – and Hollywood’s – love of re-booted fairy stories that have lost their original callous brutality and now finish with everyone living happily ever… Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood Read More
Hail Satan? 4.5 stars
Stirring in both senses, Penny Lane’s documentary is an authentic and witty call to arms against an increasingly corrupt and oppressive State. The Salem-based Satanic Temple’s publicity stunts have the power to shock the Religious Right while leaving the rest of us giggling silently. “How do you fuck with Fred Phelps”, asks co-founder Malcolm Jarry. You… Hail Satan? Read More
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