Rocketman isn’t the standard music biopic movie you’re used to – the formulaic rise to fame and fortune, accompanied by drug and alcohol misuse and a troubled, lonely life. The story of Elton John, the musician whose life this movie is about, certainly does have all of those elements, but Rocketman presents them in such […]
FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, based on the true story of WWE star Paige. Born into a wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are amazed when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her family and face
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Lee Israel made her living in the 70s and 80s profiling the likes of Katherine Hepburn and Estée Lauder. When Lee is no longer able to get published after falling out of step with current taste, she turns to deception to make ends meet all with a little help of her only friend Jack. “Can
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Mary (Saoirse Ronan) returns home to Scotland in order to claim her rightful place as Queen. She’s been living in France, where she was also Queen, but was recently widowed. But, she is not exactly welcomed with open arms into the world of men and when she also decides to set her sights on becoming
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A year in film tends to follow the same pattern, 2019 will I expect be no different. There’s a few months to wait for the big blockbusters (Avengers End Game, Godzilla) and with the festive offerings (Mary Poppins Returns, Bumblebee) still doing well but over the peak of their box office takings. January’s new releases
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This year, I made a resolution to try not to let critic reviews heavily influence my decision to go see a movie or not. In the period between Christmas and New year, I’d booked to go see Holmes and Watson, but when the very bad reviews for it started coming it, I decided to cancel,
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I don’t really follow, or know very much about American politics. Trying to cope with whatever Brexit nonsense is happening here in the UK on a daily basis is more than enough for me, so aside from face palming at whatever rubbish Donald Trump is currently spewing on Twitter, I’m fairly oblivious to it all.
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I have been really looking forward to seeing this movie. I, along with countless millions around the world, have fond memories of watching regular re-runs of Laurel & Hardy movies on TV, and they hold a very special place in so many people’s hearts. Timeless legends that deserve to be remembered for generations to come.
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Bohemian Rhapsody stars Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, charting his life from working as a baggage handler at Heathrow airport to becoming a global superstar and blowing the crowds away at Live Aid. I’ve seen criticism that the movie skims over the darker side of Freddie’s life but I thought this did enough to portray
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I saw The Post earlier this week and it’s taken me quite a while to think about how to review it. To be honest, it didn’t really do much for me at all. It’s clearly a very important part of recent history, an interesting story with huge relevance in these current times, but the first
A constant stream of powerful, catchy songs all accompanied by fantastic choreography and eye popping visuals. Hugh Jackman is brilliant as showman P T Barnum, as is Zac Efron and everyone else. I really couldn’t find fault with this as far as entertainment value goes. My daughter has been playing the soundtrack and singing the
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My local cinema held a secret screening last night, and Molly’s Game was the surprise movie they showed. Beforehand, I’d probably only seen the name of the movie along with the accompanying poster and I had literally no idea what it was about. If I’d seen the trailer, and knew a bit more about the
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Only the Brave is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots – the first ever municipal fire crew to be certified as Hotshots, which is the name given to the brave firefighters that tackle wildfires on the ground. It’s another true story I wasn’t aware of, and as with many of the
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My wife has the entire collection of Winnie the Pooh stories by A.A. Milne, featuring the illustrations by E.H. Shepherd, but they’re not something I’ve ever actually read. I’m probably more familiar with the illustrations than the stories themselves and the fact that Christopher Robin was real, along with the stuffed toys that eventually became
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Anytime I mention to my family that I’m going to see a Tom Cruise movie, they roll their eyes and take the piss. The words ‘man crush’ are used, and I just take it on the chin (sometimes). The truth is though, many of my favourite movies are Tom Cruise movies. I’m not a fan
These days McDonalds is everywhere. You don’t have to travel too far before you see those familiar golden arches – in fact, there are three of them within a two mile radius of my home! I’m not personally a big fan of them, but that’s not to say I haven’t enjoyed the odd meal occasionally
