King Arthur sets out on a quest to find the Holy Grail. Doing for bunnies what Benchley and Spielberg did for Great Whites, and demolishing fourth walls with the glee of a cowboy builder, the Pythons’ second big screen outing is a hoot, a meandering delight that also firmly skewers the genial pointlessness of quests… Monty Python & The Holy Grail Read More
Madame Web 2 stars
A paramedic whose mom was in the Amazon researching spiders right before she died has to save three teenage girls from a man intent on killing them But for an editorial swerve, Madame Web could have been Hamlet. By which I mean cursed with a line that has the audience on such tenterhooks waiting for… Madame Web Read More
Dagr 4 stars
Two young “Robin Hood” YouTubers inveigle their way into a rural film shoot, but get more than they bargained for… I do everything I can to guarantee a paranormal-free life – staying off the moors, avoiding sailing ships docking in Whitby, and did I say I stay off the moors – but I do have… Dagr Read More
65 3 stars
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
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 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
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
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
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
The Bounty Hunter 2.5 stars
An investigative journalist jumps bail, only to find the bounty hunter on her trail is her ex-husband. The Bounty Hunter is lazily written, with a stupid plot. He’s a loser. She’s orange. And yet I gave this inanity 2.5 stars. And I’m now so chin-strokingly worthy, I didn’t even lob it an extra half-star for… The Bounty Hunter Read More
One True Loves 3 stars
Years after he “died” in a helicopter crash, Jesse returns to find his wife Emma about to marry her best friend Sam. I admit that after watching the trailer for this slight, slushy yet just-endearing-enough romcom, I was fully Team Sam (the fiancé of Emma) rather than Team Jesse (her husband who returns after four… One True Loves Read More
John Wick: Chapter 4 4.5 stars
John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes. (if you want to know the ending, it’s here) Deadly serious yet madly entertaining, with a… John Wick: Chapter 4 Read More
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