Eighth Grade had its US release back in July last year and since then, I’ve seen nothing but praise and high ratings for it online. Only now is it heading to UK cinemas and, for some reason, the powers that be have decided to go and release it at the same time as Avengers: Endgame […]
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WILD ROSE tells the complicated story of Rose-Lynn, a woman on a quest to become a country music star, while also grappling with the responsibilities of being recently released from prison and a young mother of two children. We meet our main character Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley) packing up a stack of country music CDs,
Hot on the heels of Fighting with my Family comes yet another true story that I feel as though I should have known more about beforehand, but didn’t. Fisherman’s Friends tells the story of a group of singing Cornish fishermen who, in 2010, managed to not only land themselves a top 10 album but an
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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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Season 3 of A Series of Unfortunate Events shows us the outcome of the three Baudelaire Orphans – who have grown up massively since we first saw them in Season 1. My dad (Lee Boardman) reviewed Series 1 in 2017 but in my opinion, I believe Season 3 was the best. After taking a break
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As the DC movie universe continues to struggle with consistency and quality, it is so refreshing to finally come across a DC TV show as entertaining and as epic as this one. A show which, in my opinion, manages to get the tone and style just right, restrained at times, but constantly teasing much bigger
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It appears there’s just no stopping Clint Eastwood. Not only does he star in The Mule, a movie ‘inspired by a true story’, but he’s also on producing and directing duties too. Just when you think you’ve seen him in his last ever role, he’s back, 88 years old and still going strong! Eastwood is
On paper, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Instant Family is going to be just like so many other movies you’ve seen over the years. A couple without children of their own decides to adopt and ends up with three troubled siblings of varying ages. And when you read that it’s from director/co-writer Sean Anders,
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Set in the Stephen King multiverse, the Maine town of Castle Rock is the setting for this psychological horror thriller spanning ten episodes. It utilises various characters and settings from the authors work, and even actors who have appeared in movie versions of his books, resulting in a unique and richly detailed story which has
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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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Kevin Wendell Crumb, or more specifically the Horde within him, are up to their old tricks again – kidnapping and chaining up four cheerleaders in a disused warehouse, subjecting them to the impressive and unsettling array of characters so brilliantly introduced to us in Split. Meanwhile, David Dunn runs a security company with his son,
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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It’s easy to draw comparisons between Bird Box and one of this years biggest hits, A Quiet Place. As Malorie (Sandra Bullock), guides two young children towards a boat, all three of them blindfolded and terrified of the consequences should they remove them, the similarities with the post apocalyptic themes of A Quiet Place are
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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