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I’ll admit that I had a hard time really getting into Lucky, the new thriller from AppleTV+ that is based on the novel of the same name. There’s a lot of action – car chases, foot races, hiding behind large vehicles whilst someone stalks around with a gun. And there’s a decent enough story being […]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was one of the most lucrative of 2023, making a sequel inevitable. The follow-up movie sees Mario and pals going on an adventure into the stars. In the far reaches of space, Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie) kidnaps Princess Rosalina (Brie Larson) and plans to use her power to make a […]
It has been nine years since George Miller reintroduced audiences to the world of Mad Max with Mad Max: Fury Road. Now he has made a prequel focusing on Furiosa and has Anya Taylor-Joy in the lead role. In the future Australia becomes an eradicated wasteland with the only area that has fresh water and plant life being The Green Place of […]
Denis Villeneuve and his all-star cast return to the desert planet of Arrakis, with the second part of his adaptation of Dune. The Harkonnens have taken over Arrakis and House Atreides has fallen. However, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) survived the attack and joined the Fremen in the depths […]
Super Mario is one of the most recognisable characters in pop culture, let alone in video games. He teams up with the animation titan Illumination so the character can have a second cinematic adventure. Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are brothers who start a plumbing business. They try to build their reputation by […]
The Menu is the second meal theme film to be released this year in the UK. The first was the Welsh film The Feast. Both films have their own take on the class divide. Hawthorne is an exclusive restaurant on an island. The chef is the celebrated Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) and his meals always have […]
The 1933 Business Plot serves as the inspiration for David O. Russell’s 10th film. Russell aimed to repeat the success of American Hustle by making a film based on a historical event and filled with an ensemble cast. Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale) is a doctor and veteran of the Great War and treats other veterans out of a […]
The Northman is the third film by the writer/director Robert Eggers. This time he made a revenge tale set across the Viking world. Amleth (Oscar Novak) is the son and heir to King Aurvandill (Ethan Hawke.) After a spiritual rite of passage, Aurvandill is murdered by his brother, Fjölnir (Claes Bang), and Amleth’s mother, Gudrún (Nicole […]
There are certain films that are difficult to write about without ruining them. It’s easy to explain your thoughts on a final reel twist if your audience is fine with explicit spoilers. But then there are films you don’t want to spoil. Stories with endings you want to discuss but can’t. Surprise twists and turns […]
As I heard the rapturous reviews for Netflix’s new limited series The Queen’s Gambit (adapted from the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis) rolling out this past week, I’ll admit I wasn’t completely sold. A series about a female chess prodigy in the 1960s? Really? I mean, it’s chess. Not exactly a […]