The lavish scale, majestic beauty and riveting drama of the beloved Downton Abbey is brought to the big screen in an opulently realized production and it makes for a very grand time at the cinema. In 1927, King George V and Queen Mary visit Downton Abbey, causing a stir among the Crawleys and servants alike. […]
Things are about to get crazy in ‘Birds Of Prey’
Margot Robbie has been keeping very busy lately, both with Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In…Hollywood and with her forthcoming return as ace supervillain Harley Quinn. And this time Harley’s got a brand new bag of tricks as she swaps her villainous ways for a new vigilante mission in Birds of Prey (and the […]
‘Danger Close’ – Review
Heroism, sacrifice, brotherhood and comradeship are all captured in incredible detail in the heart-pounding war drama that is Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan and this story puts you headfirst into the brutal realities of the Vietnam War and showcases an all-new side to the ANZAC spirit. In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber […]
‘It: Chapter Two’ – Review
The horror has returned to Derry and that dancing clown is on the loose again as director Andy Muschietti returns to the big screen with It: Chapter Two and readies to complete the second part of his horror opus….and it’s one very scary ride. Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), IT […]
‘Angel Has Fallen’ – Review
If you’re seeking an action rush then you can be sure that Gerard Butler is going to give it to you with Angel Has Fallen as he returns to cinemas guns blazing in this all-out action blockbuster. After the events in the previous film, Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself framed for […]
Emma Stone finds her evil couture side in ‘Cruella’
The D23 Expo was rocking recently and in an exciting array of announcements we’ve now got our first look at Academy Award winner Emma Stone in the role of the devilish Cruella de Vil in Disney’s new film Cruella. Sporting a punk rock flared get up and a rebellious and maddening hairstyle, while wrangling a […]
30 Films for 30 Years
Well it’s official, I’ve now been alive for 30 years and in celebration of this amazing milestone I’m counting down the 30 films that have shaped my life through the last three decades. Check out my full curated list of the film’s hat have spoken to me and made me into the man I am […]
The Tarantino Countdown – ‘The Hateful Eight’
Following the massive success of Django Unchained, writer-director Quentin Tarantino was not about to sit still and he returned to cinemas with a film that would really spin his audience for a loop, and bring out of them a frenzied reaction with his ensemble western thriller The Hateful Eight. In the dead of a Wyoming […]
‘Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood’ – Review
The 9th film from writer-director Quentin Tarantino has arrived and Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood is a cinematic experience, unlike anything audiences, have ever witnessed before. It is Tarantino’s love letter to the film industry and to a unique time in Hollywood’s collected memory and it takes cinemagoers for one crazy and original ride. […]
The Tarantino Countdown – ‘Django Unchained’
If Quentin Tarantino has a favourite genre then it’s undoubtedly the western. This noted writer-director has long praised the creative trappings of the genre and through the years the sensibilities of his favourite movie setting have found their way into his other films. 20 years and six films later the director would finally treat his […]