Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage) is an animal smuggler taking his illegal cargo – including a rare and valuable white jaguar – to Puerto Rico. Richard Loffler (Kevin Durand) is a dangerous criminal being taken back to the US to stand trial for murder and crimes against humanity. Loffler is prone to air pressure-related seizures, which… Primal Read More
The Lion King (2019) 3 stars
Why is it that fluffy animals with human emotions in movies don’t affect me, yet I’ll happily admit to weeping buckets when Wilson the non-sentient volleyball drifted off across the sea from Tom Hanks’s raft in Castaway? I don’t even like sport. (And sorry for spoilering that for you. It’s okay though, he makes another… The Lion King (2019) Read More
Dumbo (2D) 2.5 stars
Never let a mother hear you call her baby ugly. Like elephants, we never forget. Poor Dumbo (though at this point he’s just known as Baby Jumbo) is a disappointment when he’s born, looks-wise. Maximilian Medici, owner-ringmaster of the Medici Brothers Circus, is expecting the little elephant to make him a fortune, but those enormous… Dumbo (2D) Read More
Second Pet Sematary trailer – sometimes dead is better…
***Read my 3/5 review of Pet Sematary *** And let’s hope that tagline doesn’t come back to haunt them. Yes the original Smelly Cat is BACK! I didn’t see the original, 30 years ago, as I wasn’t really a pet person then. Also my mum would have banished me if I’d gone to see a… Second Pet Sematary trailer – sometimes dead is better… Read More
Sheep And Wolves 2.5 stars
In a land far away, a wolf pack has pitched up in a canyon, eager to make camp and settle down for good. Nearby is a village of happy sheep, but when the over-enthusiastic young wolves begin to plan the demise of their new woolly neighbours, their old and wise leader Magra holds them back… Sheep And Wolves Read More
The Lobster 3.5 stars
The Lobster raises so many questions. How does society manage relationships, and even if we think we’ve escaped those expectations can we really be free? What’s the best way to get bloodstains out of clothes after a nosebleed? And what would Colin Farrell look like if he wore massive white Y-fronts and worked in an office? Yorgos Lanthimos’ film answers the… The Lobster Read More