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
Visualization (short film) Short Film 3 stars
In the short film Visualization eyes are both a tantalising and upsetting glimpse into the conflicts and struggles of an artist’s mind and an unnerving indication of a doctor’s malevolence. Or is that just how her patients see her? Written and directed by filmmaker Raman Irman, there’s a very 1960s sensibility to Vizualisation, from the… Visualization (short film) Read More
Follow The Dead 3 stars
A family of idle Millennials has to decide how to respond to an outbreak of zombies. *** UPDATE! Follow The Dead is now available on Apple TV in Ireland *** I’ve watched so many zombie movies now I’m rather hardened, and my first thought when a character in Follow The Dead was bitten on the… Follow The Dead Read More
Plane 4 stars
When a passenger plane crashes onto a rebel-held island, the plan’s captain must team up with an accused killer to rescue the passengers and get them to safety. “Redemption can only be found in the most unusual places,” says Louis Gaspare (a spare and charismatic Mike Colter) to Captain Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler, also charismatic… Plane Read More
Netflix and chill: the film club discusses The Pale Blue Eye 3 stars
We’ve reconvened the film club for Poe, poetry and The Pale Blue Eye. Was it worthy or cornea? Did it hit an (optic) nerve? (As usual, film club watches are super-spoilery.) After yet another Good Bad Film Club hiatus (it takes us eight months scrolling the streamers to decide on a movie) Liz and I… Netflix and chill: the film club discusses The Pale Blue Eye Read More
See How They Run 3.5 stars
A rookie WPC and her inspector try to solve a murder committed in 1950s London theatreland. I love watching anything Agatha Christie-related: her tightly-plotted mysteries, clues in plain sight yet inexplicably invisible until that last drawing room denouement. And I love to follow her detectives’ methodology as I sit my two sons in the drawing… See How They Run Read More
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