This was a search term used to get to my site today, and really a filmmaker needs to make a movie with this title: I can see it now: a hugely rich American family employ a mysterious man with a slightly over-the-top English accent to serve their pampered pooches. Then he disappears, taking their favourite… BLOG: doggedly searching Read More
John Wick 3: Parabellum 4.5 stars
Si vis pacem, para bellum – if you want peace, prepare for war – is the Latin maxim from which this film’s title comes, quoted by Continental Hotel manager Winston (Ian McShane). This is indeed a climactic battle, if sometimes a proxy one, between two ageing institutions – the High Table, a ruling elite that… John Wick 3: Parabellum Read More
Bonios all round! Bailey’s back in “A Dog’s Journey” trailer
Hot on the paws of A Dog’s Way Home comes a trailer for A Dog’s Journey – a sequel to A Dog’s Purpose, which came out in 2017. All three are based on books written by W Bruce Cameron. And at least they’ll all be next to each other in my alphabetical reviews listing, if… Bonios all round! Bailey’s back in “A Dog’s Journey” trailer Read More
A Dog’s Way Home 2 stars
“I thought that was turning into The Revenant at one stage” said my friend as we came out of the cinema, rather glum small children in tow. And A Dog’s Way Home is an odd mix of warm family film, bleak drama and public service broadcast, as poor pitbull Bella (real-life rescue dog Shelby) is… A Dog’s Way Home Read More