Review – The Gentlemen
Guy Ritchie returns to his cult cockney gangster genre with a surprisingly entertaining film that reaches near parody at times, but is easily justified by the work of Hugh Grant and Colin Farrell
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Guy Ritchie returns to his cult cockney gangster genre with a surprisingly entertaining film that reaches near parody at times, but is easily justified by the work of Hugh Grant and Colin Farrell
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As we say farewell to the tale of the ‘Skywalker saga’, Episode 9 offers an enjoyable wrapping up of the story, even if not meeting everyone’s hopes.
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Sam Mendes’ World War 1 tale is an incredible unrelenting cinematic experience
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Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc gives us a hugely enjoyable performance in a film that is an excellent celebration of the whodunnit genre
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Only 3 years after the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot (review is here), a trailer for a new Ghostbusters film has arrived. The film is written and directed by Jason Reitman (son of Ivan Reitman – who directed and produced the original 2 films). Anyway – here is the trailer and in honesty, it looks wonderful…
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Hellboy’s third big screen offering, lacks everything Del Toro brought to the franchise and offers virtually nothing in return for that loss
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With an upcoming, but limited release – and then launch on the new Apple TV+ service, The Banker is the new film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie (or Nick Fury and Falcon in the world of super hero cinema). The film also stars Nicholas Hoult (or Beast in the world of X-Men) and sees the 3 attempting to
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2019’s Shazam! may not be perfect, but it’s an absolute ton of fun, and may well signal the future approach for the DC Universe.
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Will Smith continues his quest for a return to the days of his box office successes, and after the disappointment of Gemini Man, his next attempt will be a return to the Bad Boys franchise. Having made 2 films (Bad Boys – 1995, Bad Boys II – 2003) with Martin Lawrence as the pair of loose cannon cops, the 3rd
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I was incredibly dubious about the decision to remake the 1995 Robin Williams vehicle Jumanji. Messing with some films is a dangerous game, and it felt like one of those moments. However, when the 2017 remake landed, I was very pleasantly surprised. The remake took us, via a retro computer game, into the magical jungle land of Jumanji – this
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