While I confess I have a lot of fun watching this, the film is a curious one to grade and review here. On the one hand, we have action sequences so beautifully and imaginatively choreographed, it will leave you breathless and in awe of David Leitch's work here after his debut in directing John Wick. …
The Graduate ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What's most striking about this 50th anniversary 4K restoration reissue is how Mike Nichols' stylish and confident directing feels so modern and has not dated one single bit. Coupled with cinematography that can only be described as iconic, this is a visually stunning film that also boasts a mesmerizing and sexy Anne Bancroft and a star-making …
Baby Driver ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Baby (Ansel Elgort) is a music-obsessed teenage getaway driver in this crime-fuelled car caper directed by Edgar Wright. Oh, and it has one of the greatest movie soundtracks ever. In the opening scene, Baby is beating the steering wheel in time to the music on his headphones whilst the three robbers he is chauffeuring are …
Alien: Covenant ⭐⭐⭐
Covenant is the sixth film in the Alien series and the third to be directed by Ridley Scott. So enter the cinema knowing what we’re in for. We start with the colony ship Covenant deviating from its assigned course to answer a distress beacon. The ship sends down a party of hapless explorers who split …
Howards End *****
A sparkling 4K restoration has earned Howards End a cinematic re-release 25 years after its original release. Sure ... there is an absence of the directorial fancy flourishes that we now almost expect. But what you get in its place is a glorious visual feast with a sharp screenplay and top notch performances, notably from …
Dunkirk (IMAX) ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
There seems little point to pile on more praises, so I will just say that this film is conceived, written and directed with Christopher Nolan's singular vision which manages to recreate a piece of history on screen in a visceral and spectacular manner, leaving its audience breathless and in awe, together with an ambitious and …
War For the Planet of the Apes ⭐⭐⭐½
This summer's threequels continue, but instead of running out of steam like a lot of them have, WFTPOTA has held up its quality, both technically and narratively speaking and proves a strong film in its own right within the prequel trilogy. Combining the talents of Andy Serkis with the best in motion-capture technology, Caesar remains …
Despicable Me 3 ⭐⭐½
There are not many animation that I would consider paying money for: most Pixar, some Disney and the odd Lego Movie. Ghibli, too, but that come more under foreign cinema. And then there's the guilty pleasures of Gru and his Minions. There was undeniable charm in their eccentric though infantile humour but the main appeal …
The Big Sick ⭐⭐⭐½
Adapting The Smith's song, Girlfriend in a Coma, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon has turned it into an indie drama rom-com... only kidding, as that would be in bad taste except this is a somewhat autobiographical film and Gordon was actually in a medically induced coma when the doctors could not figure out why …
Doctor Who – The Doctor Falls and the 13th Doctor ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2
A long term Doctor Who fan gets ready to say farewell to perhaps the best Doctor of the modern era. And readies himself for the end - in the knowledge that the future has been prepared for. The following assumes you have seen all of the last series of Doctor Who. You have been warned. …
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