Richard Burton is one of Wales’ most famous actors, and the relationship with his adopted father serves as the centre of his biopic. Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) is a schoolboy from a working-class family in Port Talbot. Richard’s English teacher, P.H. Burton (Toby Jones), notices his potential, and the pair become close when Richard decides […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
The Surfer Review
The Surfer sees Nicolas Cage go Down Under as he battles toxic masculinity and a suburban form of limbo. A Surfer (Cage) plans to buy his father’s old home in a wealthy suburb. The Surfer takes his son (Finn Little), to the beach to surf, but is confronted by aggressive locals, led by Scally (Julian […]
Thunderbolts* Review
Marvel’s misfits are given a chance to shine in a post-Avengers MCU World. The director of the CIA, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), is being investigated by Congress for her black ops. She plans to get rid of the evidence, including four of her operatives, so she tricks those individuals into a hidden facility […]
The Accountant 2 Review
After a nine-year break, the 2016 thriller The Accountant gains a sequel with many of the talent in front of and behind the camera returning. Raymond King (J.K. Simmons) is killed while investigating a missing persons case. Raymond protégé at FinCEN, Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), investigates his death, and she calls in some outside assistance, […]
Warfare Review
Ray Mendoza is a war veteran who makes his directional debut with Warfare, a film about his experience serving in the Iraq War. A platoon of Navy SEALs is assigned a mission to monitor Insurgents and Jihadists in Ramadi and offer support to the Marines. After acquiring a house for the stakeout, enemy forces build […]
The Dwarves by Markus Heitz Review
The Dwarves is the first novel in a fantasy series by German writer Markus Heitz. Heitz sets up to give everyone’s favourite mountain dwellers a chance to lead a fantasy epic. Tungil Bolofar is an unusual dwarf: an orphan who grew up in the Enchanted Realm of Ionandar. Tungil’s the only dwarf in the realm, […]
Sinners Review
After dipping his toes in the Rocky series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ryan Coogler makes his first original film since his debut film. In 1932, the Smokestack Twins (both played by Michael B. Jordan) return to the Mississippi Delta after working in the Chicago Underworld for seven years. They plan to open a Juke […]
Drop Review
Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes use the worst first date imaginable as the set-up for a tight thriller. Violet Gates (Meghann Fahy) is a widowed, single mother and a survivor of domestic violence. She goes on her first date since her husband’s death, meeting Henry Campbell (Brandon Sklenar), a handsome photographer. However, when the date starts, […]
Death of a Unicorn Review
Death of a Unicorn is a satirical horror-comedy that looks at the lives and reactions of the superrich to a supernatural threat. Elliot and Ridley Kintner (Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega) are father and daughter who have a strained relationship. The pair had been invited by Elliot’s boss, Odell Leopold (Richard E. Grant), to his […]
A Minecraft Movie Review
Minecraft is one of the biggest video games in the world, delighting millions of players. After years of development, a film adaptation has been released. Henry and Natalie (Sebastian Hansen and Emma Meyers) are brother and sister who move to Chuglass, Idaho, after the death of their mother. On his first day of school, Henry befriends […]