Casting Octavia Spencer as an obsessed, creepy and twisted lady in this Blumhouse horror is a masterstroke. Playing against type and clearly enjoying every moment of the role, Spencer brings the role the right level of disturbed menace, as she … Continue reading Ma (2019) Review
The groundwork had been set so well in the first chapter that you couldn’t help but be excited for the possibility of return of Pennywise. The scares, the characters and the way relationships had been built in the first film … Continue reading IT: Chapter 2 (2019) Review
The best documentaries rely on credible and accurate information. If Fyre hadn’t been a documentary and hadn’t been filled with talking head interviews from people that witnessed the chaos and bizarre event first-hand, you’d think this was a wacky Seth … Continue reading Fyre (2019) Review
Some films have a concept so unique that you can’t help but find yourself intrigued. Yesterday is that sort of film, taking a very simple idea and developing it well. The film centres around Himesh Patel, who while blacked out … Continue reading Yesterday (2019) Review
Its a bold move to try to continue what is considered by many a perfect trilogy. Although Hollywood has always had a tendency to milk successful franchises beyond their creative limit, Pixar felt like it could have been different and … Continue reading Toy Story 4 (2019) Review
Midsommar is perfectly unnerving. It is horror in its purest sense, in that you are never really scared, there are no “cattle-prod” scares that jolt you in your seat or force a weak scream. Instead this film presents you with … Continue reading Midsommar (2019) Review
Taron Egerton is fast becoming one of the most exciting stars in Hollywood. From Eggsy in Kingsman through to Robin Hood, he has shown he has the required action credentials but it his work here as Elton John which shows … Continue reading Rocketman (2019) Review
Disney don’t do many sequels to their animated movies which make it to the theatres. This is probably because it is difficult to follow “Happily Ever After” in any sort of meaningful way but things were different with Frozen. It … Continue reading Frozen 2 (2019) Review
Clint Eastwood has a great eye for a story and a directing style that often fits the kind of dramatic tale that Richard Jewell retells perfectly. Eastwood has a no-frills, straight directing style which means that the story can tell … Continue reading Richard Jewell (2019) Review
It is a bold move to take on a novel as iconic and as frequently brought to the screen as Little Women has, but writer/director Greta Gerwig has a style and voice which makes her version stand-out amongst the others. … Continue reading Little Women (2019) Review
