Legacy sequels are all the rage. In recent years films like The Shining, Blade Runner, Ghostbusters, and Scream have earned legacy sequels. Spider-man: No Way Home acted as a legacy sequel to the Sam Raimi Spider-man and Amazing Spider-man movies. One of the most surprising films to get a legacy sequel is the wholesome family film The Railway Children. The year is 1944. The German launch […]
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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 […]
King of Thieves Review
In 2015 the world was shocked when a group of elderly criminals committed the largest burglary in English legal history. This remarkable story has been given the cinematic treatment thanks to Working Title Films and Studiocanal. Brian Reader (Michael Caine) is a retired criminal whose wife passes away. Despite his promise he re-enters the criminal world – […]