Priscilla is the newest film from Sofia Coppola, adapted from Priscilla Presley’s 1985 book Elvis and Me which premiered at the 80th Venice Film Festival. The film follows Priscilla from her early teenage years where her path first crosses with the world-famous singer, spanning their relationship until their divorce in the early 70s. Playing the […]
When I first saw the preview for The Sparks Brothers, I was instantly intrigued, and eagerly counted down until the release date, 18 June. Then, when I checked the showtimes, I realized it was not playing at the theaters that had advertised it, and I would have to drive 45 minutes to see it. As
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After months of hype and award nominations, Sound of Metal has finally arrived on our screens courtesy of Amazon Prime. And boy was it worth the wait. Written and directed by Darius Marder (writer of The Place Beyond the Pines), Sound of Metal follows Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed), a heavy metal drummer in a fairly
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I was so excited for the release of Moxie on Netflix, having read, and loved, the 2015 novel by Jennifer Mathieu just two weeks prior. Moxie tells the story of Vivian Carter and what happens when she starts Moxie, an anonymous zine intended to unite the girls at her sexist, unequal school: Rockport High. All
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the latest adaptation of the works of August Wilson, brought to us by producer Denzel Washington, following on from the 2016 adaptation of Fences that earned Viola Davis a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Here Washington hands over the directing reins to Tony award-winner George C. Wolfe, while Viola Davis returns
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Immigrant stories have been told numerous times on screens big and small, even just this year with Little America (AppleTV+) and His House (Netflix), but Farewell Amor is a worthy entry into this pantheon. Written and directed by Ekwa Msangi, she tells not the story of the struggle to get to the States, or the
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Back in 1991, I thought that Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey was the greatest movie of all time. Sure, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was pretty incredible too, but with the addition of Death… Station… evil robot Bill & Ted… it was all just genius as far as I was concerned. My movie watching habits
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“Now you’ve done it” – “What” – “You’ve tore off one of my chests” “I’m engaged” – “Congratulations who’s the lucky girl?” – “I am.” “But you’re not a girl! You’re a guy and why would a guy wanna marry a guy?” – “Security” “Water Polo, isn’t that dangerous?” – “It sure is. I had
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I am going to preface this review by stating that I was definitely not sober when watching the film, nor whilst writing the review, but I LOVED Netlfix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. The film has been almost universally panned, but I was willing to give it a chance because despite every
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Rocketman recently did a great job of reminding us just how good Elton John songs are, making us want to dust off our vinyl/plastic/streaming service collection and reacquaint ourselves with his back catalogue all over again. Last year, the Bohemian Rhapsody movie did a similar thing for the music of Queen and now it’s the
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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The original Nativity movie is a huge Christmas favourite in the Boardman household. It’s one of the first seasonal Blu-ray’s to get played each year, along with the soundtrack too. The second and third movie are thought of nowhere near as highly though. I managed to sleep through most of one of them at the
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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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Last night I took Mrs B along to see A Star Is Born, much anticipated and much hyped over recent weeks. And to say we came away disappointed is a bit of an understatement. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are both amazing, particularly in the early parts of the movie as we are introduced to
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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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