J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot are synonymous with high concept film and TV, making Lost and the Cloverfield franchise. They combine the war and horror genres with their latest film Overlord. On the eve of D-Day American paratroopers are sent behind enemy lines to help the invasion. One squad is tasked to destroy a radio tower on an old […]
Film Reviews
The Hate U Give Review
America is in a highly charged state regarding its current political climate and identity politics becoming more prominent. The adaptation of Angie Thomas’ novel The Hate U Give taps into this zeitgeist for a young adult audience. Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) is a 16-year-old girl from a poor black neighbourhood and attends a private school. Her school and home […]
Bohemian Rhapsody Review
Queen is one of the most popular rock bands to out of the UK, a band that made hit after hit and their lead singer, Freddy Mercury was a rock and gay icon. After years of development a biopic about the rock band has finally been released. In 1970 Farrokh Bulsara (Rami Malek) is a […]
First Man Review
Neil Armstrong is a man known throughout the world yet was a private individual. The film First Man, based on a biography by James R. Hansen, sets out to tell this man’s personal and professional struggles. Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) was a test pilot who applies to become an astronaut after the death of his young […]
The House With a Clock in Its Walls Review
From the director of violent horror films like Hostel and The Green Inferno comes something completely unexpected – a charming fantasy film that the whole family can enjoy. In 1955 Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro) is a 10-year-old who has lost his parents in a car accident and moves in with his eccentric uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) in New Zebedee, Michigan. Lewis […]
Johnny English Strikes Again Review
Have you ever wondered what James Bond would be like if he was an incompetent idiot? That is what you get with the Johnny English series. Rowan Atkinson makes his third appearance as the inept spy in Johnny English Strikes Again. MI7 and Britain face their greatest threat when a hacker reveals the names and aliases of their […]
A Star is Born Review
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]