Blithe Spirit, 2020.Directed by Edward Hall. Starring Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Judi Dench, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Emilia Fox.SYNOPSIS:A struggling crime novelist experiments with a séance in search of inspiration, only to unwittingly summon the ghost of his deceased ex-wife.Writer’s block is a very real problem. Certainly, anyone of a creative persuasion who has […]
Movie Review – All is True (2018)
All is True, 2018.Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Kathryn Wilder, Lydia Wilson, Alex Macqueen, Jack Colgrave Hirst and Ian McKellen.SYNOPSIS:When the Globe Theatre burns down during a performance, William Shakespeare vows to stop writing and returns home to Stratford-upon-Avon in order to spend time with his wife and children.Ben Elton loves […]
Movie Review – Mary, Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary, Queen of Scots, 2018.Directed by Josie Rourke. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Guy Pearce, Ian Hart, James McArdle, Gemma Chan, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and David Tennant.SYNOPSIS:Returning to the UK after the death of her husband, Mary Queen of Scots has a claim to the English throne, which puts her on a collision […]
Movie Review – Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Wonder Woman 1984, 2020.Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen.SYNOPSIS:In the 1980s, Wonder Woman clashes with an evil businessman and a museum co-worker with ambitions to be both fierce and… furry.If there was pressure on Wonder Woman to prove that female-led action movies could […]
Disney+ Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020.Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scot Lee, Gong Li, Rosalind Chao and Xana Tang.SYNOPSIS:A young woman pretends to be a man in order to take her ageing father’s place as a conscript in the Chinese Imperial Army.The recent wave of Disney’s live-action remakes […]
Movie Review – Happiest Season (2020)
Happiest Season, 2020.Directed by Clea DuVall. Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Dan Levy, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Holland, Burl Moseley and Jake McDorman.SYNOPSIS:Harper impulsively invites her girlfriend, Abby, to meet her family over Christmas. The only problem is that she hasn’t told them she’s gay.It feels like the tide is […]
Movie Review – Yes, God, Yes (2019)
Yes God Yes, 2019.Directed by Karen Maine. Starring Natalia Dyer, Timothy Simons, Francesca Reale, Wolfgang Novogratz, Alisha Boe, Parker Wierling, Donna Lynne Champlin and Susan Blackwell.SYNOPSIS:A Catholic schoolgirl discovers her own sexual identity and the twisted morals of others at a weekend retreat.Turn of the century Catholic school is proving to be a fertile ground […]
Movie Review – The Ringmaster (2018)
The Ringmaster, 2018.Directed by Søren Juul Petersen. Starring Anne Bergfeld, Karin Michelsen, Damon Younger, Mads Koudal and Kristoffer Fabricius.SYNOPSIS:Two gas station attendants are kidnapped and forced to take part in a sadistic live show on the internet.Danish horror movie The Ringmaster – known in other territories as Finale – is a confused film. It opens […]
Movie Review – The End of the Storm (2020)
The End of the Storm, 2020.Directed by James Erskine. Starring Jurgen Klopp, Jordan Henderson, Virgil Van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Kenny Dalglish.SYNOPSIS:The story of Liverpool’s march to the Premier League title, during a season which was almost abandoned entirely due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.When director James Erskine started […]
Movie Review – Ropes (2019)
Ropes, 2019.Directed by José Luis Montesinos. Starring Paula del Río, Miguel Ángel Jenner and Jordi Aguilar.SYNOPSIS:A disabled girl finds herself trapped in a house with a rabid dog.In the crowded world of horror cinema, a great concept is only half the battle. Many of the best genre efforts of recent years have been built around […]
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