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Film review: Warfare

Film review: Warfare

Set within the Iraqi conflict in 2006, “Warfare” throws you headfirst into the onslaught of bloody and brutal intense modern combat.   Jointly written and directed by Alex Garland – who brought us the almighty “Civil War” in 2024 – …read more

Film review: A Minecraft Movie

Film review: A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie is a movie adaptation of one of the most played video games of all time, Minecraft, and has quickly become one of the most talked about cinema experiences of the 2020’s, having almost completely taken over the …read more

Film review: Snow White

Film review: Snow White

Snow White returns to the big screen with a mixture of real-life action and CGI. But will this new take lift our hearts, or sink into the wishing well to be sadly forgotten? Once upon a time, a long time …read more

Movie Review: Wolf Man

Movie Review: Wolf Man

Having changed production hands and casting numerous times one might assume ‘Wolf Man’ is a picture that is somewhat cursed. So is the result an alpha dog, or a howler in need of a silver bullet? Having made a fantastic …read more

Film review: Mickey 17

Film review: Mickey 17

Mickey Barnes relocates to an off-world colony on Niflheim to escape the clutches of an evil loan shark. But will his new life turn into a nightmarish cycle of deaths for the betterment of mankind when he becomes an ‘Expendable’? …read more

Film review: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Film review: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

The third sequel in the Bridget Jones saga delivers a tear-soaked, heart-bursting triumph of a film.    As a lifelong Bridget Jones devotee, I was very much looking forward to the new release and approached “Bridget Jones: Mad About the …read more

Film review: Maria

Film review: Maria

Suffering from failing health, opera singer Maria Callas recounts her heady past to a young filmmaker.  Directed and produced by Pablo Larraín, who has given us some marvellous yet vulnerable recent insights into what is now some of the most …read more

Film review: Mufasa: The Lion King

Film review: Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King explores the origin story of Simba’s father, showing his journey from an orphaned cub to the legendary king of the Pride Lands. We had a meet up with some of my friends and the plan was …read more

Film review: A Complete Unknown

Film review: A Complete Unknown

Robert Zimmerman arrives in New York in 1961 as a complete unknown and soon turns his new musical career and an uncertain acoustic world electric. Writer, director and recently turned producer James Mangold – who has previously delivered some amazing …read more

Film review: Gladiator II

Film review: Gladiator II

Ridley Scott is back XXV years later for a sequel to one of his biggest films ever. But will it get a thumbs up, or thumbs down? How much you’re likely to enjoy ‘Gladiator II’, director Ridley Scott’s belated return …read more