The Whodunnit isn’t exactly a new idea when it comes to story telling and film making, and it’s one that we are all rather familiar with really, but that doesn’t stop it from being enjoyable after all these years. That being said, it has been used so much in so many films and television dramas,…
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‘I think he went back in. We have to go get him’ – Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review
It was back in 2017 when we were transported back into the strange world of Jumanji, 22 years on from the original. Where that famous first film brought the game into the real world, Welcome to the Jungle took real world people and threw them into the game, and now we are back with The…
‘The noblest art is that of making others happy’ – The Greatest Showman (2017) Review
Now it’s not very often that music from a movie musical makes it into the mainstream world, being played on radio and television on a regular basis, but there is one movie musical that has achieved this, and that is The Greatest Showman. The 2017 Hugh Jackman led spectacular went global, and made stars of…
‘Back in action! Thank God!’ – The Intern (2015) Review
It was all the way back in 2006 when we saw Anne Hathaway play the nervous newbie intimidated by a powerful female boss in The Devil Wears Prada, and back in 2015, the tables were turned as in The Intern, she plays the female boss that everyone is a little bit weary around. We are…
‘You messed with the wrong dude’ – My Spy (2020) Review
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.
‘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…
‘Put it in O, for onward!’ – Onward (2020) Review
Released into cinemas just at the exact moment when people were really beginning to need an escape from the real world, Disney Pixar’s Onward provides the escapism we are all looking for. Set in a fantasy land where magic has been long forgotten in favour of modern advances and suburban living, Onward tells the tale…
‘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…
‘I was made to help a child’ – Toy Story 4 Review (2019)
It’s hard to believe that the first Toy Story film came out way back in 1995, this franchise is the same age as me and therefore I grew up with Woody, Buzz and the gang. With the release of Toy Story 3 in 2010, we were told that it would be the last we saw…