The Despicable Me series and the Minions are extremely popular and a financial juggernaut that made Illumination into one of the biggest animation studios in Hollywood. The series returns for a sixth film. Gru (Steve Carrell) and his family are forced to go into witness protection after his old school rival, Maxine Le Mal (Will […]
Film Reviews
Fly Me to the Moon Review
Fly Me to the Moon is the fourth Apple Original Movie released in cinemas and the second where they partnered with Sony. This time they made a star-led romcom set during the Space Race. In 1969 NASA was underfunded but expected to land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. To make […]
Kinds of Kindness Review
Celebrated Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos follows up on the success of The Favourite and Poor Things with something more experimental with the anthology film Kinds of Kindness. Kinds of Kindness tells three stories. The first, “The Death of R.M.F.” follows Robert Fletcher (Jesse Plemons), a man who lets his boss, Raymond (Willem Dafoe) control his life, but he refuses to […]
A Quiet Place: Day One Review
The Quiet Place series sees a change of personnel in front of and behind the cinema with the New York set prequel A Quiet Place: Day One. Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) is a hospice patient who is tricked into going on a day trip to New York. She hopes to go to her favourite pizza place before she dies. […]
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Review
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 is the start of a four-part Western epic and a passion project for Kevin Costner, who takes the director’s chair for the first time since 2003’s Open Range. In 1859 more settlers are coming to the American West. Many are drawn to a new settlement called Horizon, but it is a […]
Something in the Water Review
Something in the Water is the feature film debut of art director turned filmmaker Hayley Easton Street. What she offered is a British spin on the survival-thriller. A group of five friends travel to the Caribbean for Lizzie’s (Lauren Lyle) wedding. However, there’s tension within the group because Meg (Hiftu Quasem) and Kayla (Natalie Mitson), had […]
The Bikeriders Review
Based on a book by photographer Danny Lyon, The Bikeriders is an exploration of biker culture in the ‘60s and ‘70s and shows the rise and fall of The Vandals. Danny Lyon (Mike Faist) is a photojournalist who interviews members of The Vandals biker gang from 1965 to 1973. His main interviewee is Kathy (Jodie Comer), the wife of […]
The Exorcism Review
The Exorcism is the second exorcism horror film to star Russell Crowe in recent times. This time the Australian actor is suffering from being processed instead of casting out demons. Anthony “Tony” Miller (Crowe) is an actor preparing for his comeback role after a highly publicised drug addiction problem. He gets offered a role in the […]
Inside Out 2 Review
Pixar returns to Riley’s mind for another coming-of-age odyssey that features a wide array of emotions in a sequel to Inside Out. Riley (Kensington Tallman) is now 13 and set to start high school. She gets invited by Coach Roberts (Yvette Nicole Brown), the coach of the high school hockey team to attend a three-day training camp. […]
The Watchers Review
The Watchers is a supernatural horror film based on a novel by A. M. Shine and serves as the feature film debut for Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night Shyamalan. Mina (Dakota Fanning) is an American woman working in a pet shop in Galway. She’s tasked to deliver a golden parrot to a zoo in […]