DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn CAST: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Neil Jackson, Stanley Tucci, Joel Basman, Alison Steadman, Robert Aramayo,...
WORST OF 2021: #5-1
We’re finally into our bottom five – let’s just get this over with… 5 – INFINITE As bad as Thunder Force is, it’s exactly what you’d expect from a Melissa McCarthy-Ben Falcone movie. However, Infinite ends up ranking lower than even that on this list, for it is...
WORST OF 2021: #10-6
We’ve now reached our Bottom 10, and we’re starting off with… 10 – THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 Although the 2019 animated reboot of Charles Addams’ iconic creepy, kooky et al family wasn’t an especially great movie, it at least felt like a movie. Not so much its rushed,...
WORST OF 2021: #15-11
So, 2021 is almost over, and while it’s not been quite as bad as 2020, it’s still been a tough ol’ time for the movies. Plunging straight back into lockdown within the first few days of January was bad enough, but the agonising wait until the re-opening of cinemas in...
The Humans (Review) – Thanksgiving Dinner Has Never Been Scarier
DIRECTOR: Stephen Karam CAST: Beanie Feldstein, Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun, June Squibb RUNNING TIME: 108 mins CERTIFICATE: 15 BASICALLY…: A family gathers for a Thanksgiving meal that reveals some buried secrets… NOW FOR THE REVIEW…...
Drive My Car (Review) – A Thoughtful, But Long, Human Drama
DIRECTOR: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi CAST: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Paku Yurimu, Jin Deyon, Sonia Yuan, Satoko Abe, Perî Dizon, An Fite RUNNING TIME: 179 mins CERTIFICATE: 15 BASICALLY…: A grieving theatre actor (Nishijima) is assigned a...
The Matrix Resurrections (Review) – A Coherent Franchise Extension Pack
DIRECTOR: Lana Wachowski CAST: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lambert Wilson, Daniel Bernhardt, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Christina Ricci, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra,...
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Spoiler-Heavy Review) – The Worst-Kept Marvel Secret Ever?
DIRECTOR: Jon Watts CAST: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, J.B. Smoove, Benedict Wong, Alfred Molina, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Rhys Ifans, Tony Revolori, Angourie Rice, Jorge Lendeborg Jr.,...
Hawkeye: Episode 6 – So This Is Christmas? (Review) – Long Live The Kingpin
DIRECTOR: Rhys Thomas CAST: Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, Tony Dalton, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James, Alaqua Cox, Florence Pugh, Linda Cardellini, Ava Russo, Ben Sakamoto, Cade Woodward RUNNING TIME: 61 mins...
Swan Song (Review) – A Cloning Drama With Double The Emotion
DIRECTOR: Benjamin Cleary CAST: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Awkwafina, Glenn Close, Adam Beach, Lee Shorten, Dax Rey, Nyasha Hatendi, JayR Tinaco, Luke Camilleri, Jessica Hayles, Christine Laliberté, Shema Cayden, Mikayla Lagman RUNNING TIME: 116 mins CERTIFICATE:...