Category Archives: Film Review
Stan And Ollie
Year Released: 2018 Main Stars: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly Last watched: July 2019 Number Watches: 1 Simple, not overly sentimental although not fully documentary, this dramatised biopic is more movie than documentary and will appeal to all sorts of fans … Continue reading
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Year Released: 2017 Main Stars: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore , Channing Tatum , Halle Berry , Elton John , Jeff Bridges Last watched: August 2019 Number Watches: 1 Ok, so there’s a lot of action and lot … Continue reading
Oblivion
Year Released: 2013 Main Stars: Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, Morgan Freeman Last watched: July 2019 Number Watches: 4 “Are we still and effective team?” Don’t ask why but I really like this one up until the twist is made clear. Tom … Continue reading
Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom
Year Released: 2018 Main Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall Last watched: July 2019 Number Watches: 1 For itself, an action-packed romp with realistic dinosaurs and big-thrills stunts. As another dino-movie it’s more of the same. Needed? No. Obvious … Continue reading
Toy Story 4
Year Released: 2019 Main Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts Last watched: February 2020 Number Watches: 1 “you have a kid?” There’s no getting away from it, the animation is absolutely astonishing. Check-out the rain, the movement of cloths, the … Continue reading
Aquaman
Year Released: 2018 Main Stars: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Temuera Morrison Last watched: February 2020 Number Watches: 1 Power to the fish! Jason is the reason to watch this well sfx’ed movie of an aquatic … Continue reading
Jexi
Year Released: 2019 Main Stars: Adam Devine, Rose Byrne, Alexandra Shipp Last watched: February 2020 Number Watches: 1 When I saw the trailer I wondered if I’d seen all the good bits and there was nothing left. It’s a very good … Continue reading
I Am Mother
Year Released: 2019 Main Stars: Clara Rugaard, Rose Byrne, Maddie Lenton, Luke Hawker, Hilary Swank Last watched: July 2019 Number Watches: 1 I like the robot, especially when it’s running. Really good effects, what little there are of them, and very believable. Story is … Continue reading
The Dark Crystal
Year Released: 1982 Main Stars: Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz Last watched: January 2020 Number Watches: 3 “Another world, another time” Just go and watch it now, don’t wait. Magnificent story, wonderful puppetry and tons of depth to each character. After … Continue reading
Internal Affairs
Year Released: 1990 Main Stars:Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf Last watched: January 2020 Number Watches: 2 I remember seeing this on VHS and really liking the tension and drama. Hmmm. Today I don’t see much more than a shouty … Continue reading