This dinner-party-from-hell movie was made in 2010, but is only now, eight years later, getting a home entertainment release – presumably to cash in on co-star Tiffany Haddish’s phenomenal (and well-deserved) success. I’ll admit until I realised when the film was made I was rather mystified regarding Haddish’s involvement. It’s a story that has some… All Between Us Read More
Eaten By Lions 3.5 stars
*** Check out my video interviews with the cast and my written interview with director Jason Wingard *** In Eaten By Lions the mum and dad/stepdad of brothers Pete (Jack Carroll) and Omar (Antonio Aakeel) suffer exactly that fate, and I won’t deny it’s a relief not to have to labour over a movie title’s meaning. You could argue… Eaten By Lions Read More
Ocean’s 8 3.5 stars
I can’t be the only person watching Ocean’s 8 who thought Rose Weil’s flower-covered paniered frock, presumably based on those rich Regency ladies who liked to play at being milkmaids, was the best Met Gala look. Played by Helena Bonham Cartier, I mean Carter, Rose is a washed-up fashion designer known for her Edwardian frills… Ocean’s 8 Read More
The Lodgers 3 stars
1920, rural Ireland. Anglo Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence… Note: I’ve put big spoilers and the ending at the bottom of the page, past the trailer. Enjoy! Grey, plain-fronted, with broken windows and billowing net… The Lodgers Read More
It Came From The Desert 3.5 stars
As B movies go this is a corker: knowing but not overwhelmingly meta, witty, with schlocky horror tropes tripping over each other. Aliens! Giant bugs! Meteorites! Something dodgy going on back in the 1950s! The only things missing are a few canisters of toxic waste and a Kevin Bacon cameo. Chuck those in and my… It Came From The Desert Read More
Family Games 3.5 stars
“Wouldn’t it be perfect if it rained” says Sloane to her boyfriend Barrett as a taxi takes them to her dad’s isolated woodland home before his remarriage the next day. Barrett has the good grace to look uncomfortable over Sloane’s bitchiness. For her this trip is not about celebrating nuptials, putting a brave face on… Family Games Read More
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong 3.5 stars
“This is the saddest heist in the long-storied history of crime” says first-time burglar Marlon as he and fellow future felon Leo attempt to escape from a house they’ve broken into and are now unable to leave. That title is accurate and inaccurate, luckily for the right reasons. This is an engaging movie with a… A Bad Idea Gone Wrong Read More
Take Rabbit (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
*** Read my interview with Take Rabbit‘s director, the Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated Peter Peake *** “You gets what you gives” says the Man as he gradually decides to start interacting with the world once more, ending his self-imposed conversational exile. It’s a change brought about in the main by a meeting with a talking Liverpudlian… Take Rabbit (Short Film) Read More
Life And The Art Of Lying (Short Film) Short Film 3 stars
“Fuck you Charlie, fuck you!” screams Mara, a young woman finally able to admit her feelings for Charlie, but who has just been blindsided by a huge secret Charlie has been keeping from her. Our first sympathies are always with Charlie of course, who has found out her cancer has turned, an illness she has… Life And The Art Of Lying (Short Film) Read More
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3.5 stars
‘Twas a dark and stormy night… not unlike the one in Jurassic Park. The dilemma facing any Jurassic franchise director is how to add anything new. Like the customers of Clare’s destroyed dino park, we’ve forgotten the first time we saw live dinosaurs; and we too want them bigger, with more teeth. We tut at… Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Read More
Book Club 3 stars
It’s tempting to treat Book Club as the long-awaited sequel to the Sex In The City movies (Sex In The Suburbs?). Vivian (Jane Fonda) as sex-mad Samantha, Diane (Diane Keaton) as quirky Carrie, Carol (Mary Steenburgen) as the vanilla Charlotte and Sharon (Candice Bergen) as highflying Miranda. Though if they are, the four women have… Book Club Read More
Hangman 2 stars
I love the game Hangman, and play it all the time with my youngest. He only uses two words – POO and BOOBIES – which should speed things up. Though sadly he can’t spell, which makes the game last almost as long as the one in this movie; and though no one dies we do… Hangman Read More
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