Olympus Has Fallen came out in 2013, when I had a one-year-old baby and the idea of being held incommunicado without my family in a bomb-proof bunker would have sounded like a dream come true. Sadly, said baby meant I didn’t get to see this in the cinema, his preference being White House Down, I… Olympus Has Fallen Read More
Long Shot 4 stars
This is a grown-up comedy, what with it being about politics, ethical journalism, the environment, personal integrity, Boyz II Men, boners, masturbation, and drugs. Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) is Secretary of State, working under President Chambers (Bob Odenkirk) whose route to power was a decade spent playing the president on TV. Which is very funny… Long Shot Read More
“Long Shot” teasers show it probably isn’t (except maybe the woman in the White House bit)
*** Read my 4-star Long Shot review now *** “It’s Pretty Woman. But she’s Richard Gere and You’re Julia Roberts,” states Fred Flarsky’s best friend (O’Shea Jackson Jnr) unequivocally. And he’s right! Poor Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen) is way out of his league with his childhood crush (and ex-babysitter) Charlotte Field. She’s now a Secretary… “Long Shot” teasers show it probably isn’t (except maybe the woman in the White House bit) Read More