The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years, 2016. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Ron Howard, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon (archive footage) and George Harrison (archive footage). SYNOPSIS: Documentary about the Fab Four’s early years performing at sold-out venues around the world. The only other official documentary that’s ever been made […]
Movie Review – The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
The Secret Life of Pets, 2016. Directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney. Featuring the voice talents of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Lake Bell, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks. SYNOPSIS: A group of pets have to put their differences aside so that they can find their way […]
DVD Review – The Fjällbacka Murders (2012)
The Fjällbacka Murders, 2012.Based on stories by Camilla Läckberg Starring Claudia Galli Concha, Richard Ulfsäter, Lennart Jähkel, Jan Malmsjo, Amanda Ooms and Per Myrberg. SYNOPSIS:Adapted from the novels by Camilla Läckberg, the Fjällbacka Murders revolve around a successful crime writer and murderous goings on in Fjällbacka, Sweden.Like a Scandi version of the Midsomer Murders, everything that can go wrong will go wrong in Fjällbacka. […]
Movie Review – Gods of Egypt (2016)
Gods of Egypt, 2016.Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Courtney Eaton, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Rufus Sewell, and Geoffrey Rush.SYNOPSIS:Ancient Egypt, a world where the Gods live among mortals. Osiris, King of all Egypt, prepares to crown his dutiful son Horus as his successor, but doesn’t count on his power […]
Movie Review – ID2: Shadwell Army (2016)
ID2: Shadwell Army, 2016.Directed by Joel Novoa. Starring Simon Rivers, Linus Roache, Paul Popplewell, Andy Rush, Neil Pearson and Perry Fenwick.SYNOPSIS:Football fans and extremism go hand in hand in Shadwell. Young police officer, Mo, has to infiltrate a group of fans to find out their intentions and begins to be pulled into their dangerous ways …When […]
Movie Review – Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory, 2016.Directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olsen, Ty Burrell, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Bob Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Sloane Murray, Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Vicki Lewis, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, and Willem […]
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058) Review
Gary Collinson reviews LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up…Having been absent from this year’s Captain America: Civil War range, the friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler is back with a bang this summer as LEGO releases three Spider-Man themed sets, including one which is likely to have fans salivating – Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058). Yes, the […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival Review – The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
The Fundamentals of Caring, 2016.Directed by Rob Burnett. Starring Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Ehle, Julia Denton and Bobby Cannavale.SYNOPSIS:A man suffering an incredible amount of loss enrolls in a class about care-giving that changes his perspective on life. The Netflix juggernaut is soon going to devour us given the rate the subscription service is […]
Movie Review – The Violators (2015)
The Violators, 2015. Directed by Helen Walsh. Starring Lauren McQueen, Brogan Ellis and Stephen Lord. SYNOPSIS: A dysfunctional girl becomes tangled in a series of events after becoming involved with a local womanising hard-man in the poverty-stricken suburbs of Birkenhead. Helen Walsh is no stranger to the urban dystopia in and around the areas of […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 Review – Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory, 2016.Directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Eugene Levy, Diane Keaton, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon, Dominic West and Idris Elba.SYNOPSIS:The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning […]
