Bob Marley is one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th Century and he joins the likes of Johnny Cash, Freddie Mercury, and Elvis by having a biopic made about his life. In 1976 Jamacia suffered from political and gang violence and was on the verge of civil war. Bob Marley (Kingsley Ben-Adir) planned to […]
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Mean Girls (2024) Review
In 2004 Mean Girls became a seminal film. It was an edgy teen comedy that was a satire of high school culture, and female relationships and made many of the people involved stars. 20 years later the world of Mean Girls gets revisited with the cinematic adaptation of the Broadway musical. Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is a homeschooled teenager […]
Killers of the Flower Moon Review
Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest filmmakers ever who has made a multitude of classic movies. He has made another crime epic with his adaptation of Daniel Grann’s non-fiction book Killers of the Flower Moon. In the early 20th Century Osage County in Oklahoma was one of the wealthiest areas in the world after […]
Sumotherhood Review
Adam Deacon returns to the director chair with a spiritual sequel to his 2011 film Anuvahood and continues to satirise British urban crime films. Riko (Deacon) and Kane (Jazzie Zonzolo) are best friends and losers who live in a bedsit in East London. After being threatened by a loan shark they have to find a way to […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have had many iterations over their four decades of existence. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have put their own spin on the property with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. 15 years ago a vial of ooze falls into the sewers after the TCRI raided Baxter Stockman’s (Giancarlo Esposito) secret laboratory. That […]
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Review
The Mission: Impossible film series has arguably been getting better and better with each installment. After a five-year gap since its previous entry and three years since it started filming, the series returns with the first part of a two-part finale. An Artificial Intelligence program known as The Entity has developed self-awareness and has been infiltrating computers around […]
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Review
Transformers is one of Paramount’s biggest and most popular franchises. After a five-year break the Autobots return and joined with the Maximals to save the world. Centuries ago the Maximals’ home world is devoured by Unicron (Colman Domingo) and the Maximals fled to Earth with the Transwrap Key. Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos) is an unemployed ex-soldier […]
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review
Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most recognisable fantasy franchises. Paramount and Hasbro bring the series to the big screen with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine) is the leader of a crew of thieves that includes Holga Kilgore (Michelle Rodriguez) the barbarian, Simon Aumar (Justice Smith) the sorcerer, Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh […]
Scream VI Review
Ghostface returns for a sixth entry in the Scream series. This time he terrorises the citizens of New York City. Since the events of Scream (2022), Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara (Jenna Ortega) have moved to New York to escape Woodsboro. Another pair of killers dress up as Ghostface and plan to kill the Carpenter sisters so they […]
Babylon Review
Babylon is the fourth film from the young, celebrated filmmaker Damien Chazelle. His tale about early 20th century Hollywood is his most blazon and divisive film so far. Babylon follows five figures as they experience their ups and downs in Hollywood. There is Manuel “Manny” Torres (Diego Calva), a Mexican émigré who wants to work in the […]