Who doesn’t love a bargain? Queenpins is giving us Kristen Bell AND Kirby Howell-Baptiste — it looks great fun, and if we’re saying BOGOF afterwards it’ll be for all the best reasons. I’m fully expecting the movie to give me the same dopamine hit I get when my Tesco Clubcard vouchers plop through my letterbox…. Queenpins Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste are in the money (off) in new trailer Read More
Werewolves Within: order of deaths!
Who is the Beaverfield werewolf? Is miserable Emerson Flint a misanthrope lycanthrope? What about postperson Cecily, the mythical seventh child? Or Trisha the crazy maple syrup lady (though that would mean she ate her own dog)? Could it actually be ranger Finn, the affable incomer? Only two people and one dog are actually killed by… Werewolves Within: order of deaths! Read More
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard: it’s all about family
Warning: spoilers ahoy (when I could work out what was going on, anyway) My 2/5 review is here First of all, it turns out Darius had not asked Sonia to get Michael Bryce to help spring him from his Mafia captors. What he’d actually said was “Anyone but Michael Bryce”. Morgan Freeman plays Michael’s stepdad,… The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard: it’s all about family Read More
The trailer for teen comedy Dinner in America is, bizarrely, the kind of thing you can watch with your parents
“Do you think I’m weird?” “Oh yeah, no, you’re fucking weird.” “Is weird cool?” “In your case, no.” As the kids say, I feel so seen, if as a teenager back in 1986. This film is Heathers meets Napoleon Dynamite AND a cult film in the making apparently, and while that set my expectations high… The trailer for teen comedy Dinner in America is, bizarrely, the kind of thing you can watch with your parents Read More
WHOOOOOOOOOdunnit comedy horror Werewolves Within gets a trailer
*** Read my 4/5 Werewolves Within review now *** “All I’m asking is that you be a good neighbour. Like Mr Rogers.”“With guns, though.” “With guns, yes.” This trailer had me howling and I can’t wait until 19 July, when it’s out on DVD and digital in the UK. Here’s the synopsis: The film takes… WHOOOOOOOOOdunnit comedy horror Werewolves Within gets a trailer Read More
Mosquito bites and water sprites in Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar
Entirely spoilery about the whole plot, though nothing was as surprising to me as discovering that culottes are apparently pronounced COO-lots. Who knew? (My four-star review is here.) How could I dislike a comedy about middle-aged women that begins with Barry Gibb and Barbra Streisand singing Guilty? Little Yoyo is singing along to the song… Mosquito bites and water sprites in Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar Read More
The wonder of Willy’s Wonderland
Very spoilery, if you don’t already know that children’s parties tend to end in mayhem. (My review of the film is here.) “He’s not trapped in here with them – they’re trapped in here with him!” If you after the kind of lockdown palate cleanser that burns off the whole inside of your mouth then… The wonder of Willy’s Wonderland Read More
The Blithe Spirit remake and the ghosts of movies past
Extremely spoilery about both Blithe Spirits and you’ll also have to simply accept that ghosts are real. (My review of the new Blithe Spirit film is here.) To misquote Princess Di, “there were three people in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”. None of the three in Blithe Spirit (1945) or Blithe Spirit… The Blithe Spirit remake and the ghosts of movies past Read More
Locked Down but not out: new trailer
*** My review and article are now live – also the UK release is now 11 March, for home rental *** “Oi, how many arses have you got?” asks Paxton of a loo roll stockpiler coming out of shop in London during Lockdown 1.0. Despite its UK lockdown hook, Locked Down is actually a heist… Locked Down but not out: new trailer Read More
Wild Mountain Thyme trailer – mint or a load of old borage?
*** My review is now live *** Sorrel not sorrel. You’d have to be a tarragon of virtue to hold off on those puns. Okay, I’ll stop the chive talking and let you know what I think of the new trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme, which has garnered horror and astonishment in equal measure since… Wild Mountain Thyme trailer – mint or a load of old borage? Read More
Say Your Prayers: Blessed are the filmmakers…
Note: this is spoilery, though I can’t help you with the biggest question of all – is there a God? And if so where does She buy her bras? by the way.) Say Your Prayers (my review is here) is small-scale and very self-contained, though it’s remarkably effective. Like a doorstep proselytiser you thought you’d… Say Your Prayers: Blessed are the filmmakers… Read More
She Dies Tomorrow: the meaning of life, and death
Warning: very spoilery unless you’re expecting an answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything, in which case 42. There are few things duller than listening to people give their opinions on the Big Questions, except maybe people’s holiday photos, marriage videos and birth live-tweetings. So fair play to Amy Seimetz and her… She Dies Tomorrow: the meaning of life, and death Read More