Chris Gelderd counts down to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny by revisiting 2008’s The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull… In production for almost a decade, the final outing for everyone’s beloved professor and archaeologist Indiana Jones is now finally on the horizon. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be the fifth feature film […]
Movie Review – Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, 2022. Directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado. Featuring the voice talents of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Wagner Moura, John Mulaney, Harvey Guillén, Samson Kayo, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Anthony Mendez, and Conrad Vernon. SYNOPSIS: Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Widow (2021)
Black Widow, 2021. Directed by Cate Shortland. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz. SYNOPSIS: Disney brings Black Widow to home video on a high-definition Blu-ray disc that comes with a code for a digital copy. The film is good but not great, and the […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection
Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Raj Singh, Roshan Seth, Sean Connery, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, Michael Byrne, Kevork Malikyan, J.J. Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Igor […]
Movie Review – Nil by Mouth (1997)
Nil by Mouth, 1997. Directed by Gary Oldman. Starring Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Laila Morse and Charlie Creed-Miles. SYNOPSIS: Depicting the lives of a dysfunctional, South London family. Aggressive Ray and junkie Billy are central roles as we see how their flaws bleed into their home lives and affect others. There is a moment, on the tube, […]
A Turn of the Century Cockney Gangster Double Bill
Tom Jolliffe double bills two cockney gangster films from the turn of the century in The Limey and Sexy Beast… Toward the end of the last century, leading into the new one, the British gangster film really seemed to take off again. We saw the emergence of a number of significant exponents of the genre, […]
Trailer for period boxing drama Prizefighter starring Russell Crowe, Ray Winstone and Matt Hookings
A trailer and images have been released for the biographical drama Prizefighter, which tells the story of Jem Belcher as he becomes the youngest ever world boxing champion at the turn of the 19th century. Directed by Daniel Graham, the film stars Matt Hookings as Belcher, alongside Russell Crowe, Ray Winstone, Marton Csokas, Jodhi May, […]
Netflix’s Damsel adds Robin Wright, Nick Robinson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ray Winstone and Brooke Carter
Hot on the heels of the casting of Angela Bassett, Netflix’s fantasy film Damsel starring Millie Bobby Brown has filled several roles. According to Deadline, Robin Wright (House of Cards), Nick Robinson (Love, Simon), Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Expanse), Ray Winstone (Black Widow) and Brooke Carter (The Alienist) have all joined the film. Damsel follows Stranger Things […]
DreamWorks’ Puss in Boots: The Last Wish gets a trailer and poster
DreamWorks and Universal Pictures have debuted the first trailer and a poster for the long-awaited Shrek spinoff sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish which sees Antonio Banderas returning to voice the fear-defying feline as the swashbuckling adventurer embarks on a quest to find the mythical Wishing Star. For the first time in more than […]
Movie Review – Black Widow (2021)
Black Widow, 2021. Directed by Cate Shortland. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, David Harbour, Ray Winstone, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko and William Hurt. SYNOPSIS: On the run from the authorities, Natasha Romanoff joins forces with her dysfunctional family in an attempt to bring down the chilling initiative that turned her into a ruthless […]
