World War Z (2013) is a solid enough disaster thriller set against a zombie apocalypse that does leave you suspecting that overall, it is an opportunity missed. Brad Pitt stars as Gerry Lane, husband and father to two daughters, and former UN investigator of wars and humanitarian disasters. The film, was based on the highly acclaimed books by author Max Brooks, and
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So here it is. A week before Christmas and Disney offer up an early gift in the form of the first ‘non episode’ film. The film is directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters) and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. The film takes place in close proximity to the start of ‘Episode IV : A New Hope’, which if
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Somewhat on the back of 2014’s Exodus : Gods and Kings, Lionsgate Studios offers up a tale of ancient gods and mortals with an epic tale based on Egyptian mythology. Directed by Alex Proyas (The Crow, I, Robot, Dark City, Knowing) the film is written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (previous collaborators on Dracula Untold and The Last Witch
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Ben Affleck takes a break from Gotham city to bring this enjoyable enough action thriller to the screen even if the name may suggest a more dull story. Directed by Gavin O’Connor this is the second release of the year for the director after Jane Got a Gun earlier in the year. His previous work beyond this includes the fantastic
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Few things signal the Christmas period than the appearance of Clark W Griswold and his family prepping for their festive vacation. Yes, for the next Christmas film on the Film Geeky list, it is 1989’s National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The third in the Vacation series sees Chevy Chase returning to the role of Griswold patriarch with the return of Beverly D’Angelo
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What is the story that takes place after the most famous plane water landing of all time – the Miracle on the Hudson? That is the tale that director Clint Eastwood brings us with the film Sully. Based on the true story of Captain Chelsea Sullenberger the pilot on flight UA1549 which, on the January 15th 2009 landed on the
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The build up to Christmas now finds us at Bill Murray’s 1988 modern day retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon / The Goonies / Superman), the film represented Murray’s first return to a comedy lead role since the 1984 Ghostbusters (in fact he’d only really had one full lead role in that time
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Love…actually…is all around… As part of my Christmas build up, I’ve recently re-watched the 2003 Richard Curtis written and directed Love Actually. The film features a large ensemble cast and works across a number of different types of love stories weaving together through family relationships, coincidence and social links in a way that creates a hugely engaging tale in the
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Boxing films have consistently outshone any other sport in cinema. Through decade after decade, if you look at the best sport film, it is regularly based around the sport of boxing. In 2015’s Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhall stars as Billy Hope, the middleweight champion of the world and husband to Maureen (Rachael McAdams) and father to their young daughter Leila (Oona
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Disney brings it’s latest musical animation to the big screen with the Polynesian culture inspired ‘Moana’. Directed by John Muster and Ron Clements (the double act whose previous work includes Disney hits such as Aladdin, Hercules and The Little Mermaid), this is a fusion of classic disney musical combined with a strong cultural theme and a shift away from the
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