Based on the Japanese novel Mariah Beetle by Kotaro Isaka, action-comedy Bullet Train features a wide cast of characters, primarily assassins, seeking a case, or something related to said case, all while on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto. We’ve got Ladybug (Brad Pitt), who seems to be followed by bad luck. Thomas the […]
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Prey is the latest in a long line of Predator sequels, now available to watch on Disney+. With the action moving to 300 years before the original film, Prey has a lot to live up to and also a number of fairly horrific sequels to surpass. The end result is the best attempt we’ve seen
The Gray Man is the much-anticipated spy thriller from the Russo Brothers, now showing on Netflix. Heralding a return to film for Ryan Gosling who was last seen in 2018’s First Man, expectations for this high-budget thriller were high. And while it’s far from brilliant, it’s still a fun, action-packed entertaining two hours. Directed by
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After the brilliant Thor: Ragnarok (which received a 5-star rating from me!), the prospect of Taika Waititi returning to not only direct but also write Love and Thunder was certainly an exciting one. Sure enough, the trailer looked as though we were about to get another winner – great soundtrack, incredible visuals, and a good
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The Duke focuses on the strange case of the stolen Duke of Wellington portrait from the National Gallery in London. In August 1961, the painting was bought using taxpayer funds and placed on display. Nineteen days later, Kempton Brunton (Jim Broadbent) sneaks into the Gallery through a tiny bathroom window and lifts the painting. Brunton
Released in cinemas earlier this year, Dog is the directorial debut of Channing Tatum as he stars as an army ranger trying to bring his deceased friend’s military dog across country in time for his funeral. Advertised as a buddy comedy, Dog is instead a charming, heart-warming and rather serious drama with a poignant story.
Set in 1978 and featuring a desaturated colour palette to match, The Black Phone plays nicely on the nightmares of anyone who grew up during that period of time and the era of ‘Stranger Danger’. The bad man that takes kids from the streets in an unmarked van, posters dotted around town pleading for information
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HBO Max’s The Staircase dramatizes the events of the strange Kathleen Peterson murder. After Kathy (Toni Collette) mysteriously falls and dies at the bottom of the staircase in her home, law enforcement questions whether it was an accident or murder and Kathleen’s husband, Michael (Colin Firth), becomes the only suspect before being charged with murder.
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As Isla Nublar succumbed to a violent volcanic eruption in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the final act also set up some interesting ideas to be pursued in a follow-up movie. We were introduced to Maisie Lockwood, granddaughter of Sir Benjamin Lockwood, who was an old business partner of John Hammond, only for Maisie to be
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Shut In is the first original film to come from right-wing news site The Daily Wire, as part of their promise to “make conservative movies to take on liberal Hollywood”. If you can put aside the history and beliefs of some of those involved in the production of Shut In (I was completely oblivious beforehand,
Shattered is a home invasion thriller coming to digital download from 16th May. It’s got twists and turns you’ll see coming a mile off, some questionable acting and decision making by some of its characters, a dash of gratuitous nudity and John Malkovich starring as a pervert. But, despite all of that, I actually found
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a brilliantly titled film starring Nicolas Cage as… Nic Cage. Bringing an entirely new take to meta filmmaking, it’s possibly the most absurd film you’ll see all year. The problem is that instead of sticking to full-blown meta comedy, this tries to bring in an actual plot full
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Ghosts of the Ozarks is a 2021 horror western that will be available to stream from 23rd May. With a plot that promised a period horror, the end result is sadly lacking in mystery and is instead a long, drawn-out affair that only really picks up right at the end. The film follows Doctor James
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the latest mind-bending Marvel release, seeing the return of the eponymous sorcerer, his first solo outing since his origin film in 2016. With Evil Dead and original Tobey Maguire Spider-Man director, Sam Raimi at the helm, Multiverse of Madness see the MCU take a rather dark, scary
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Everything Everywhere All at Once follows Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) through the chaotic multiverse of what-ifs on her quest to save the world. Evelyn’s life is falling apart. She and her husband, Waymond (Ke Huy Quan), are on the brink of divorce and their laundromat is failing and being audited by the IRS. Her disapproving
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The Northman follows Amleth (Alexander Skarsgard) on his bloody quest for revenge against his uncle, Fjolnir (Claes Bang). As a child, Amleth witnessed the murder of his father, King Aurvandil (Ethan Hawke), by Fjoinir’s hand, narrowly escaping being murdered himself and vowing to avenge his father and save his mother, Queen Gudrun (Nicole Kidman). The
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