Tis the season for a Christmas rom-com and 2019’s offering sees Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding caught in the seasonal romanticising. Katarina (Clarke), or Kate for short is a 26-year-old woman whose life’s a steaming hot mess. She sofa-surfs from friend to friend’s home, shags her way through half of London, and basically chaotic and disorganised. Kate has […]
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Charlie’s Angels Review
Charlie’s Angels get a globe-trotting makeover with Elizabeth Banks writing and directing a reboot of the female-led franchise. The Townsend Agency has evolved from being a local detective agency to an international organisation that rights wrongs around the world. Two of the angels working for the organisation, Sabina (Kristen Stewart) and Jane (Ella Balinska) are […]
Knives Out Review
Knives Out is the first film Rain Johnson has made since the release of his divisive Star Wars film. His mystery film shows why he gained a reputation as one of the finest writer/directors currently working. Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) was a successful mystery writer and the patriarch of the Thrombey family who’s found dead on his 85th birthday. Benoit […]
Le Mans ’66 Review
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 […]
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 […]
Britflix: The Seasoning House
The Seasoning House is a grim and depressing horror-thriller that was the directional debut of Paul Hyett. In a war-torn Eastern European nation a group of young women are forced into sex slavery. One of these girls is Angel (Rosie Day) who escapes the regular raping due to her deafness and facial birthmark. But Angel has […]
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 […]
Britflix: Les Misérables (2012)
Tom Hooper has two upcoming projects due to come out in the near future: the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials and an adaptation of Cats. This means it is a great time to revisit his adaptation of the musical Les Misérables. Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) was a man who was released on parole after serving a 19-year sentence for stealing […]