What if Clark Kent grew up to be evil? What if, instead of growing up to be this all powerful protector of Earth and humanity, he decided he wanted to take the world, cruelly toying with and destroying humanity in the process? That’s the premise behind Brightburn, a superhero horror movie from producer James Gunn, […]
A joint cinema trip for all members of Team CineChat saw us catching up with the latest entry in the X-Men franchise, Dark Phoenix. Here are some thoughts from each of us regarding the movie. Review by “MagLeeTo” Boardman Dark Phoenix sees the end of an era for the X-Men franchise, being the last of
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Following the traumatic and devastating events of last years Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel finally arrives on our screens with huge expectation, anticipation and excitement. As Nick Fury was reduced to dust in the final moments of Infinity War, along with half of all living things in the universe, we saw that he’d just managed
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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,
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 mixed feelings when it comes to the Transformers movies. I enjoyed some, disliked others, and haven’t even bothered watching some of them. But with Bumblebee, we get something completely different to what we’ve had before. A stripped back, character driven story with real heart and less city-wide mass destruction. Michael Bay has now
The run up to seeing Venom has followed what seems to be a bit of a growing trend for me recently – tickets go on sale for a movie that I’m very excited to see and despite the slightly average trailers, I grab a ticket and hope for the best. Then in the days beforehand,
If you’ve seen any of the posters or trailers for The Meg, you know exactly what you’re in for. It’s basically Jason Statham versus a big ass prehistoric shark, and that’s pretty much all you need to know. If you’re expecting a decent script, without any clichés, or any kind of decent acting for that
The fourth movie in ‘The Purge’ series takes us right back to the beginning, introducing us to the days leading up to and including the very first purge. It’s the weakest of the series, and while not exactly a bad movie, you’re kind of left wondering why they even bothered. The site of the new
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Since all hell broke out in the last movie, the island of Isla Nublar has remained a relatively peaceful place for the dinosaurs to roam free. But now, the islands volcano is set to erupt, threatening their extinction once more, and bringing with it all kinds of questions as to whether man should try to
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I have fond memories of playing the Rampage video game in my early teens. Me and my two brothers, huddled around my feeble ZX Spectrum, each of us taking control of one of three monsters. George the giant King-Kong style gorilla, Lizzie a dinosaur/Godzilla creature and Ralph the big wolf. The idea of the game
It’s 10 years since the apocalypse was cancelled. The son of the man who uttered those immortal words is Jake Pentecost (John Boyega), currently doing anything but follow in his fathers footsteps. Scavenging fallen Jaegers for parts in order to sell to the highest bidder and living a carefree party lifestyle. His hunt for a
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I don’t really do books. In the last twenty years or so, I’ve probably only read one book from start to finish, and that book was Ready Player One. And I absolutely loved it, reading it pretty much non stop until I’d completed it. As anyone else who has read the book knows, there’s a
Thor movies have always been a bit hit and miss for me. The first one did a pretty decent, standard job of introducing Thor and the mythology surrounding him and home world of Asgard. It also introducing us to mischievous brother Loki, in preparation for his involvement in the Avengers and beyond. But, in my
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I caught Alien Covenant last night as part of an ‘Alien Superticket’ – this covered a double screening on Alien Day (April 26th) of the directors cut of Alien, preceded by Prometheus and followed by an introduction to some Covenant clips by Ridley Scott himself. That ticket also gave entry to the preview screening of
While the opening credits of Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 roll, we’re treated to a hugely satisfying and elaborate action piece. Our Guardians have been hired by The Sovereign to protect their planets power source from a huge inter-dimensional squid like creature that wants to feast on it. Focus is squarely on cute Baby
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