‘While the negatives may outweigh the positives, it still gets a decent grade as it is still a pretty enjoyable film’ Glass, 2019 Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan Written by: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Samuel L. Jackson The third part of this unexpected trilogy, Glass picksContinue reading “Film Review: Glass (2019)”
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Film Review: Stan & Ollie (2019)
‘[It’s presented in] a really fun light while simultaneously holding the darkness visibly at bay’ Stan & Ollie, 2019 Directed by: Jon S. Baird Written by: Jeff Pope Starring: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Rufus Jones Stan & Ollie is a biographical comedy-drama about the legendary duo StanContinue reading “Film Review: Stan & Ollie (2019)”
Film Review: Holmes & Watson (2018)
‘This film offers nothing but a waste of 90-minutes’ Holmes & Watson, 2018 Directed by: Etan Cohen Written by: Etan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes The film that Netflix didn’t want. A film so bad it’s languishing below 10% on Rotten Tomatoes andContinue reading “Film Review: Holmes & Watson (2018)”
Film Review: Bird Box (2018)
‘[It] has an extremely interesting premise […] however I feel that it didn’t quite live up to the hype’ Bird Box, 2018 Directed by: Susanne Bier Written by: Eric Heisserer Starring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rey Howery, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Colson Baker, BD Wong, Tom Hollander, Sarah PoulsonContinue reading “Film Review: Bird Box (2018)”
Film Review: Slender Man (2018)
‘Initially I was going to miss out on this film […] and it’s safe to say I wish I had’ Slender Man, 2018 Directed by: Sylvain White Starring: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, Javier Botet When four friends, Wren (Joey King), Hallie (Julia Goldani Telles), Chloe (Jaz Sinclair) and KatieContinue reading “Film Review: Slender Man (2018)”
Film Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
‘I genuinely wouldn’t be surprised if the script for this film was written for another and it was subsequently edited to fit the needs’ Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018 Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton The second of the spin-off trilogy ofContinue reading “Film Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)”
Film Review: The Festival (2018)
‘I’m normally a huge advocate for British-comedy but this is not a prime example of what our little island can produce’ The Festival, 2018 Directed by: Iain Morris Starring: Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashuan, Claudia O’Doherty What happens when you have some of the creators of The Inbetweeners and a couple of actors also fromContinue reading “Film Review: The Festival (2018)”
Classic Film Review: Sin City (2005)
‘It’s based on a comic book and they had hopes when making it of having it resemble, visually, the comic book style and I must admit they succeeded hands down’ Sin City, 2005 Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez Starring: Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Elijah WoodContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Sin City (2005)”
Film Review: Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013)
‘Blue is the Warmest Colour is one of the most powerful, emotional, real and erotic films I’ve seen in a long, long time’ Blue is the Warmest Colour, 2013 Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche Starring: Lea Seydoux, Adele Exarchopoulos Blue is the Warmest Colour is one of the most powerful, emotional, real and erotic filmsContinue reading “Film Review: Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013)”
Film Review: Annihilation (2018)
‘A beautiful and mind-boggling analogy for personal self-destruction’ Annihilation, 2018 Directed by: Alex Garland Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac A beautiful and mind-boggling analogy for personal self-destruction through a gene-altering world known as Area X, an area covered by a colourful cloud expanding from theContinue reading “Film Review: Annihilation (2018)”
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