A Star is Born is the third remake of a film from 1937 and serves as Bradley Cooper’s directional debut. And it is already a film considered having some awards potential. Jackson Maine (Cooper) is a popular country-rock singer who’s suffering from tinnitus and plying himself with drink and pills. After a concert Jackson goes into a bar where Ally […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
The Predator Review
The original Predator is a cross-genre classic from the ‘80s, a film that blended sci-fi, action, and horror and considered one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best. There have been many attempts to expand the Predator movie universe and legendary screenwriter Shane Black has now had a crack with The Predator. Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook) is a sniper and a Captain in the Army […]
Krypton – House of El Review
Following the introductory Pilot episode, Krypton carries on more in the same vein with “House of El” picks up where the Pilot left off. After Seg (Cameron Cuffe) finding his grandfather’s Fortress of Solitude, Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos) tells the young Kryptonian that Brainiac – the collector of worlds – is coming to the planet. Seg doubts the Earthing’s […]
A Simple Favor Review
Based on a novel by Darcey Bell A Simple Favor is the latest film to capitalise on the rise of psychological thrillers as another small American town suffers another missing persons case. Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) is a single mum and a vlogger, a nerd who wears clothing with cats on them, overly eager to volunteer for […]
How to Make the His Dark Materials Series: Advice from a Fan
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is one of my favourite series of novels, a complex trilogy of fantasy novels that appeal to people of all ages. It was a series that won the Carnegie Medal and Whitbread Book of the Year awards and was voted as one of the best novels by the British public back in 2003. In 2015 […]
Krypton – Pilot Review
Krypton is a prequel series to Superman which was made for the Syfy network in the United States and broadcasted on E4 in the UK. Set 200 years before Kal-El is sent to Earth his family loses their titles and rank after Val-El (Ian McElhinney) is executed for treason. His grandson, Sel-El (Cameron Cuffe) is forced to grow up in […]
Crazy Rich Asians Review
Based on a novel by Kevin Kwan Crazy Rich Asians was a huge hit in the United States and the first major Hollywood movie since The Joy Luck Club to feature a predominately Asian cast, quickly becoming a cultural touchstone. Nick Young (Henry Golding) is the heir to the Young family fortune and the most eligible bachelor in Singapore. […]
Christopher Robin Review
A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh is a one of the most popular children’s book and the character has had a long association with Disney. Disney has turned Winnie the Pooh and his friends into live-action characters for a sequel in Christopher Robin. In the Hundred-Acre Wood the residents host a farewell party for their friend Christopher Robin […]
King of Thieves Review
In 2015 the world was shocked when a group of elderly criminals committed the largest burglary in English legal history. This remarkable story has been given the cinematic treatment thanks to Working Title Films and Studiocanal. Brian Reader (Michael Caine) is a retired criminal whose wife passes away. Despite his promise he re-enters the criminal world – […]
Disenchantment Part 1 Review
Matt Groening took us to the future with Futurama, he explores the present with The Simpsons, now he takes us back to the past with his highly anticipated Netflix show Disenchantment. In the kingdom of Dreamland Princess Tiabeanie AKA Bean (Abbi Jacobson) is the unruly teenage daughter of King Zøg (John DiMaggio). She likes to spend her time going to the […]