Action movies based on video games have had a mixed reputation to put it nicely. Many are lucky to reach the level of average. Uncharted is the latest franchise that harbours cinematic ambitions. Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is a New York bartender who has a knowledge of history and a skill for pickpocketing. He gets recruited by […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Death on the Nile (2022) Review
Following the success of 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express Kenneth Branagh has returned to Agatha Christine’s popular Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. In 1938 Poirot (Branagh) is on holiday in Egypt when he runs into his old friend Bouc (Tom Bateman) at the Pyramids. This chance meeting leads Poirot to become a part of a wedding party for […]
Screw Episode Six Review
Screw has reached it finale with the series entering into dark territory due to Episode Five’s cliffhanger. Toby has been shot, forcing C-Wing into lockdown and the police have come in to investigate. Leigh’s a suspect because Toby had discovered her secret, and Rose suffers from guilt because she was the one who had smuggled in […]
Jackass Forever Review
After a decade’s long break the Jackass crew is back for a fourth cinematic outing where they perform stunts, pranks and acts of self-harm. When I review a film I normally give a brief plot synopsis. With Jackass Forever that isn’t possible since it’s a film with no plot or story, it’s about a group of men […]
Screw Episode Five Review
The situation on C-Wing has gone from bad to worst with Screw having its best episode so far. C-Wing has been in lockdown because of the boxing fight riot. The three-day lockdown starts to impact the mental health of the prisoners. Due to these circumstances Leigh demands all the guards have a one-on-one with all their […]
Screw Episode Four Review
Screw shows massive changes within C-Wing as things heat up for Leigh and Rose. Leigh has finally received her promotion, but it comes at a time of crisis. Drugs have been smuggled into the prison and violence has increased. Leigh’s solution is a radical one, a drugs amnesty, and if the prisoners behave they get to […]
Sing 2 Review
Illumination returns to their musical world of singing animals with a sequel to their 2016 hit Sing. Buster Moon’s (Matthew McConaughey) theatre has reopened, and their Alice in Wonderland show is the talk of the town. Buster hopes to take the show to Redshore City, the entertainment capital of the world, and when he and his troupe audition […]
Nightmare Alley (2021) Review
Nightmare Alley is the first film made by Guillermo del Toro since winning Academy Awards for his monster romance The Shape of Water. This time he has made a neo-noir mystery involving people faking that they have mystical powers. In 1939 Stanton “Stan” Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) leaves his home and takes a job in a travelling […]
Screw Episode Three Review
Screw has reached its halfway point. After the disappointment of Episode Two the series needs to up its game. Rose has crossed the line: she has smuggled drugs and a gun into the prison for Costa. Her actions take place on the day a new guard joins C-wing, Toby (Jack Bardoe). Leigh gets a warning from […]
Licorice Pizza Review
Licorice Pizza is a ‘70s set coming-of-age film from the acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. His latest film sees an unusual relationship between a 15-year-old and an older woman. Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) is a child actor who flirts with Alana Kane (Alana Haim), a photographer assistant on school picture day. Despite the 10-year age difference […]










