This film is a U which means anyone can see it even little kids. It is a little bit scary though because of the cat costumes. I saw the trailer before and I thought the cats would be in a house a lot of the time but when I saw the film they weren’t. It… Cats – kids’ review! Read More
Cats 2 stars
I am very familiar with cats: the Good (cuddly, make great Instagram posts, the bug they can give you that makes you sexier); and the Bad (clawing your tights when sitting on your knee, peeing all over your carpets, making you feel like an intruder in your home when you want to sit on your… Cats Read More
Stardog & Turbocat 3 stars
This movie certainly understands cats and dogs, made up as it is of frenetic activity interspersed with longer periods when not much happens. Then the last 25 minutes really crank up the excitement, like that half hour starting at 6pm when cats go nuts and start running round the living room chasing their tails. Still,… Stardog & Turbocat Read More
Cats trailer: old fashioned yet from the future, not unlike real cats
*** 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
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
Secret Life Of Pets 2 3 stars
Cute animals in movies often become scene-stealers. Jonesy the ginger cat in Alien. Daisy the floppy-eared beagle in John Wick. Black Phillip the satanic goat in The Witch. Okay, not that last one. In The Secret Life Of Pets 2, it’s Rooster. He’s not actually a rooster, he’s a Welsh sheepdog, wonderfully voiced by Harrison Ford. He… Secret Life Of Pets 2 Read More
Can You Ever Forgive Me? 4.5 stars
There’s a scale for private letters from icons: $75 for a genuine Fanny Brice letter, $350 for a genuine Fanny Brice letter with a fake PS. Lee Israel, failed biographer turned successful forger, has probably stumbled upon one of the few lucrative careers in writing, so it’s a pity it’s illegal. It’s a writer’s job… Can You Ever Forgive Me? Read More
Streetcat Named Bob 3 stars
Based on a true story about a young man’s path away from addiction, this is a sweet if formulaic film – and Luke Treadaway offers an engaging, measured and thoughtful performance as James, owner of the titular feline, in a role that was probably trickier than it looks. I do wonder what acting with a… Streetcat Named Bob Read More