Buddy cop films are back in fashion and this time around they have an edge. After The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling surprised audiences earlier this year, John Micheal McDonagh (Cavalry, The Guard) decided to add the grit with his take on the genre. Moving away from his traditionally favoured setting of … Continue reading War on Everyone review
If you had asked me at the beginning of the year if I thought a film about a 2010 oil rig disaster would be one 2016’s best films I would have laughed. Ten months later and it’s a very different story.
Spoiler Alert! With a marketing campaign that kicked off over a year ago the hype surrounding Suicide Squad, DC's villainous team-up, had reached boiling point ahead of its release last week. Having promised so much the film had a lot to deliver! Unfortunately the problems start early on... Introducing all these new characters was always going … Continue reading Suicide Squad review
Before we begin let's make one thing clear...I don't hate this film! It certainly isn't the worst film I've seen, that dubious honour goes to Ted 2. The problem is...I don't love it either. Why? Because this is a film beset with problems including tone, lighting and character development. The biggest problem is the lack … Continue reading Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice review
It's great news for film fans when a franchise's fifth installment is it's strongest. Some Mission Impossible purists might disagree with me, but I am convinced that Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is the best outing yet. Not bad for a franchise that started in 1996. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, putting to bed the rumours … Continue reading Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation review
Following an impressive marketing campaign the question was could The Martian live up to the expectations it had built up? The simple answer...yes! Matt Damon excels in the role of Mark Watney, an astronaut stranded on Mars when his crew are forced to evacuate during a storm. It is always risky making a film, where … Continue reading The Martian review
Has Seth McFarlane lost his magic touch? This is the question audiences are asking themselves as they leave the cinema after watching Ted 2! 2012 was McFarlane's year, Family Guy was as strong and as popular as ever and he had successfully made the transition to the big screen with Ted, the surprising comedic hit about … Continue reading Ted 2 review
2015 is the year of the spy! At least at the cinema, with five big screen espionage films being released, including the much anticipated return of James Bond in Spectre and yet another impossible mission for Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Kingsman: The Secret Service got things off to a strong start in January with … Continue reading Spy review
When Spooks burst onto TV screens in 2002 it was ground breaking television, like nothing the UK had ever seen before. Unafraid to push boundaries and challenge its audience right from the very first episode (that deep fat fryer scene!!!) it was still going strong, when it ended ten series, and multiple cast changes later. … Continue reading Spooks: The Greater Good review
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