Ford’s triumph at Le Mans in the 1960s is considered one of the greatest achievements in motorsports. This story is given the cinematic treatment thanks to Logan director James Mangold. Ford Motors have fallen into a slump. One of their executives, Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) comes up with a radical plan to give Ford a more glamorous […]
Film Reviews
Midway Review
The Battle of Midway was one of the important naval battles of the Second World War. It was the battle that turned the tide of war for the Americans in the Pacific. America has suffered from a surprise attack from the Japanese Navy. As America reels from the attack the Japanese military expand across Asia […]
The Aeronauts Review
Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones reunite for the first time since starring in the Oscar-winning film The Theory of Everything. This time they play Victorian explorers in The Aeronauts. James Glaisher (Redmayne) is a meteorologist who’s sneered at by the scientific community because he believes studying the weather can lead to predicting it. Amelia Rennes (Jones) is […]
Terminator: Dark Fate Review
The Terminator is back for a third reboot within 10 years. This latest attempt to bring the franchise back to life sees the return of Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and James Cameron operating as a producer. After the events of Terminator 2: Judgement Day Sarah and John Connor have stopped the rise of Skynet. But […]
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Review
Aardman Animations is a studio that flies the flag for British animation. One of the most famous and popular characters is Shaun the Sheep and the woolly creature gets a second feature film. This time his adventure has an extra-terrestrial twist. There are strange events happening in the small English town of Mossy Bottom. A […]
Gemini Man Review
Gemini Man was a high-concept action-thriller that has been in development since 1997. Directors like Tony Scott and Curtis Hanson were attached as well as actors like Nicolas Cage, Mel Gibson, and Clint Eastwood before Ang Lee and Will Smith took it on. Henry Brogan (Smith) is the best assassin the American government has. He’s able […]
Joker Review
What does it take for someone to become a villain? Does it take a lifetime of abuse or simply one bad day for them to snap? This is the question Todd Phillips attempts to answer in his foray into the superhero genre. Gotham is a crime-ridden, rat-infested hellhole. There’s a huge divide between the rich […]
The Day Shall Come Review
Chris Morris made a real splash with his directional debut Four Lions, a dark comedy about four idiots who want to become suicide bombers. After nine years he returns to filmmaking with his follow-up film The Day Shall Come. Moses Al Shabz (Marchant Davis) is the founder of the Star of Six mission in Miami. He preaches […]
Judy Review
Judy Garland was known as one of the greatest Hollywood starlets of her generation but died at the age of 47. The biopic, based on the play End of the Rainbow, looks at her final months. The year is 1968 and Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) has fallen on hard times. She’s broke, homeless, and forced to perform […]
It Chapter Two Review
The horror genre has been going through a renaissance period. Many of these films received critical acclaimed and bigger name actors have been attached to these term films. The second part of It was a big scale entry for the genre. 27 years after The Losers defeated Pennywise (Bill Skargård) the spirit of “It” returns to the […]