15 years after Vin Diesel’s The Pacifier mixed spy work with babysitting duties, My Spy, at first glance, may look like something similar. A big tough guy that looks completely out of place when put into a situation where he has to deal with children, but this one is a little bit different.
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‘They ask you what was the high point’ – Jersey Boys (2014) movie review
Jersey Boys has been a hit musical all over the world since it first opened in 2005, and has been seen on Broadway, in the West End and in Melbourne, as well as multiple touring productions. In 2014, Clint Eastwood brought the stage show to the big screen and in a change from the norm…
‘It’s official, old buddy. I’m a has-been.’ – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) Review
From the mind of director Quentin Tarantino comes Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, a film which both highlights and tears apart the final few years of the golden age of Hollywood, focusing on the story of actor Rick Dalton as he tries to find success in movies in the late 1960’s. With a star…
‘Life all comes down to chance’ – Love, Wedding, Repeat (2020) Review
Let’s be honest here, we are all stuck at home with little else to do but sit in front of the television and scroll endlessly through streaming services and Netflix certainly knows what they are doing by pumping out new content on a seemingly weekly basis. One of their newest film releases is romantic comedy…
‘So you see, the story is not quite as you were told’ – Maleficent (2014) review
You can always rely on Disney to twist something around and change the tale just when you think that you know the whole story. Before they started concentrating on live action remakes of their animated classics, Disney took one of those classics and turned it on it’s head, creating Maleficent, a completely new take on…
‘The perception of reality is more real than reality’ – Billionaire Boys Club (2018) review
Released in 2018, part biography, part crime thriller Billionaire Boys club stars Ansel Elgort and Taran Egerton as spoilt rich boys Joe Hunt and Dean Karny. Wanting to make their own fortunes instead of sponging off of other people’s, they establish a get rich quick scheme. Just when they think that they’ve hit the jackpot,…
‘No one listens to Springsteen anymore. He’s history!’ – Blinded by the Light (2019) review
The power of music is sadly often underestimated in today’s society, where in reality it can have a huge impact on someone’s life. Music can be a comfort in difficult times, a way of bringing people together and an inspiration to many. Power can be found in the lyrics, and freedom can be found in…
‘You’re a writer, so write’ – Late Night (2019) Review
Late night talk shows may not be much of a thing here in the UK, but over in the US they are big business, and to pioneering talk show host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) they are everything. Used to be top dog in her field, when she discovers that her ratings are falling and a…
‘Life is short, the world is wide’ – Mamma Mia: Here we go again (2018) review
Remakes and sequels seem to be a growing trend in the film industry these days, and in 2018 that trend even reached the world of movie musicals with Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again. Released nearly ten years to the date since the first movie, Here We Go Again takes us back to the island…
‘It’s gonna be just like taking a walk in the woods, 65 million years ago’ – Jurassic World (2015) Review
When the very first Jurassic Park film was released back in 1993, I don’t think anyone would have expected it to turn into one of the biggest film franchises of all time, but it’s mixture of adventure, science fiction and disaster proved incredibly popular. Two sequels followed soon after with The Lost World in 1997…
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