Rumble isn’t out for 12 months, but there’s a trailer already. In a world (yes I really said that) where monsters are wresting superstars, teenage Winnie seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster into a champion… Rumble is from Paramount Animation, but in association with WWE Studios (I didn’t… Hear that? It’s a far off Rumble that won’t arrive until 2021 Read More
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2.5 stars
It’s been 100 years since his last date. And even though his castle hotel is always bustling with monster holidaymakers, weddings and his family, poor old undead Drac is starting to feel lonely. He even tries online dating, but he can’t get round the fact that he and his kind only zing – the monster… Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Read More
A Quiet Place 4.5 stars
With A Quiet Place, director and co-writer John Krasinski proves himself to be a master of relentless (and I mean relentless) tension, which doesn’t stop until the final frame. This film is only 90 minutes’ long but it’s a 90 minute crescendo of suspense, peppered with shocks and heartbreak. This is a battle for survival,… A Quiet Place Read More
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2D) 3 stars
“He’s a late fanger, just like you!” declares terrifying vampire Vlad cheerfully, of his little ginger great grandson Dennis – after various adventures with Drac still haven’t resulted in the boy’s sharp teeth appearing. In fact Dennis has shown no signs of momsterliness at all – and he’s nearly five! The is he/isn’t he a vampire conundrum,… Hotel Transylvania 2 (2D) Read More
Great Wall 3.5 stars
“I fought for Harold against the Danes,” says William Garin (Matt Damon) to Commander Lin Mae (Jing Tian), as he tries to explain that he and she are alike, both having been passed to an army as children. “I saved a Duke’s life. I fought for him until he died. Fought for Spain against the… Great Wall Read More
Kong: Skull Island 2.5 stars
The three things you need to know before seeing Kong: Skull Island are that (a) the 3D cinematography really is astonishingly thrilling to watch, (b) your monster enemy’s monster enemy is your monster friend, and (c) sadly none of this entirely makes up for the rest of the movie. “I think he’s losing it!” says tracker James Conrad (Tom… Kong: Skull Island Read More