*** my 2-star review is now live… *** Well that was different. I’ve just watched the Cats trailer, which has caused the internet to explode today. I thought it was half creepy & half interesting. Some scenes worked well (I liked the choreography and of course the singing), and some just looked bizarre (the tails of… Cats trailer: old fashioned yet from the future, not unlike real cats Read More
Trailer 2 for IT: Chapter 2
*** My 3-star It Chapter Two review is now live *** “I dreamt of you, I craved you, I missed you!” That’s the kind of thing I say while staring at the giant bar of Galaxy chocolate in my fridge when I come downstairs in the morning; it’s certainly not what you want to hear from… Trailer 2 for IT: Chapter 2 Read More
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans 3.5 stars
You know you’re in for a classy treat when a movie starts with Derek Jacobi reprising his role as Emperor Claudius. It’s only for a few brief minutes, before his evil wife Agrippina (an enjoyably scheming Kim Cattrall) and petulant son Nero (Craig Roberts) do him in. But if Judy Dench can win an Oscar for… Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans Read More
Trailer: The Last Tree – identity and belonging, from rural Lincolnshire to inner London
Shola Amoo’s second feature, the semi-autobiographical The Last Tree, is an accomplished, absorbing and witty film about Femi (Sam Adewumni), a Black teenage boy struggling to create his own identity and sense of place from disparate memories, experiences and expectations. I was lucky enough to see it at Sundance London; you can read my 4-star review… Trailer: The Last Tree – identity and belonging, from rural Lincolnshire to inner London Read More
Watch “Cats – A Look Inside” featurette and then tell me you’re not feline excited
*** my 2-star review is now live… *** Giant sets. Digital fur. A stellar cast. And Judi Dench’s second chance. I’m not usually one for musicals. I find it hard to suspend disbelief long enough to accept someone breaking into period-inappropriate song while dancing round a lamppost twirling a chimney brush. (See also films about… Watch “Cats – A Look Inside” featurette and then tell me you’re not feline excited Read More
Playmobil: The Movie 3 stars
I have a soft spot for Playmobil, and not only because it’s easier on parental feet when you tread on it in the dark than arch-nemesis Lego, which like its tie-in films is considerably sharper-edged than this smooth German rival. But while Playmobil:The Movie lacks the bite of the Lego films, this is still a colourful,… Playmobil: The Movie Read More
The Dead Don’t Die 3.5 stars
The Dead Don’t Die is allegory with the occasional big dose of very pleasing karma thrown in, along with some intestines. And a lot of dry humour, as otherworldly yet Scottish undertaker Zelda (Tilda Swinton), making up two dead golfers with day-glow eye make up, spits out an accusatory “are you in this together?” at… The Dead Don’t Die Read More
Hail Satan trailer looks so wicked, it’ll make you Beelze-blub with laughter
These American Satanists are fighting injustice – which feels quite Jesus-like, but what do I know? I’m Church of England where belief in God is often seen as something of a hindrance. This documentary looks like a hoot, though Satan probably wants us to think that. I’m looking forward to the soundtrack too. Doesn’t the… Hail Satan trailer looks so wicked, it’ll make you Beelze-blub with laughter Read More
Kursk: The Last Mission 3.5 stars
With state-of-the-art Russian submarine Kursk now at the bottom of the sea, and Russian rescue equipment mostly sold off, Royal Navy Commodore David Russell (Colin Firth) asks Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky (Peter Simonischek) if his bosses will let the British in: “not until I’ve tried a sufficient number of times to do the impossible with the… Kursk: The Last Mission Read More
Chills and thrills in the official Freaks trailer
*** Check out my Freaks review now *** This feels very much like an allegory for America in its current state, which is horrifying but at least makes a change from Brexit movie metaphors. Freaks, the sci fi thriller out in August, now has an official trailer to go with the teaser we got back… Chills and thrills in the official Freaks trailer Read More
The Isle: Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart on their spooky, siren drama…
“On the island… when something like a force nine gale hit, or a beach disappeared due to a storm, we couldn’t just stop filming, we didn’t have the luxury of time.” Three sailors, the sole survivors of a shipwreck on the rocks, find their way to shore through the mist. This is an island that shouldn’t… The Isle: Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart on their spooky, siren drama… Read More
Little Women: movie images and set pics
UPDATE: first trailer released, watch it below I do love a sprigged cotton dress teamed with big boots, and Little Women certainly looks to be delivering on that front – along with some of those massive satin ballgowns so wide it was a miracle any man could get within 10 feet of the wearer in… Little Women: movie images and set pics Read More
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