Director: James Gunn Starring: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joe Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Michael Rooker, Daniela Melchior, David Dastmalchian, Sylvester Stallone Written by: James Gunn Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 30th July 2021 The Suicide Squad is a movie that shouldn’t exist. After the disaster of David Ayer’s 2016 adaptation, Suicide…
Author: Stuart Wren
The Sparks Brothers
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Beck, Jane Weidlin, Mike Myers, Flea, Gorgio Moroder, Todd Rundgren Running Time: 141 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th July 2021 There are not many bands who have survived the music scene since the 60s, but Sparks have. This bizarre group of brothers Ron and Russell Mael…
Jungle Cruise
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti Written by: Michael Green (also story) Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, (story only) John Norville and Josh Goldstein Running Time: 127 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th July 2021 Disney loves their theme park attractions. Not content with just allowing…
Old
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin MacKenzie, Abbie Lee Written by: M. Night Shyalaman, (based on the graphic novel “Sandcastles”) Pierre-Oscar Levy and Frederick Peeters Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd July 2021 I remember when The Sixth Sense came out and how…
TV and Streaming – Week Commencing 25th July 2021
The Olympics are here so for two weeks we will be getting wall-to-wall sports across the BBC, which means if you are looking for film entertainment, then the other channels should do the job. Here are my picks for this week. Stay safe, look after yourself and have a great week, STREAMING AMAZON PRIME AMELIE…
TV and Streaming – Week Commencing 18th July 2021
Summer is finally here! A heatwave is hitting us for this week, which will mean the last thing you want to do is sit in front of your home entertainment systems and watch movies. However, if you do, then here are this week’s choices. Stay safe, look after yourself and have a great week! STREAMING…
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Director: Malcolm D. Lee Starring: LeBron James, Zendaya, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis Written by: Jesse Gordon, Celeste Ballard, (also story) Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, Terence Nance, (based on the movie “Space Jam”) Thomas Harris, Steve Rudnick, Herschel Weingrod and Leo Benvenuti Running Time: 115 mins Cert: U Release date: 16th July…
Black Widow
Director: Cate Shortland Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone, William Hurt Written by: Eric Pearson, (story) Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson Running Time: 133 mins Cert: 12 Release date: 7th July 2021 It has been a long time coming, and I’m not talking about the original release of May 2020,…
TV and Streaming – Week Commencing 11th July 2021
It’s finally here! England v Italy tonight (11th July) could be a huge historical event for this country. I’m guessing there won’t be too many people not watching the match. However, if you are not interested in football, then I am sure you will be catered for (although it’s is pretty sparse: The Best Exotic…
Freaky
Director: Christopher Landon Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Emily Holder, Alan Ruck Written by: Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd July 2021 It is so hard to be original these days in the world of movie-making. Most people say that all stories have…
The Tomorrow War
Director: Chris McKay Starring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strzechowski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Jasmine Mathews Written by: Zach Dean Running Time: 140 mins Cert: 12 Release date: 2nd July 2021 As the schedules for cinemas gets more and more crowded, there are going to be some casualties. The gamble that movie companies have is…
TV and Streaming – Week Commencing 4th July 2021
It’s coming home! England are doing okay for once in the football, so spirits are high at the moment. We also have Wimbledon taking over the TV schedules and with the Olympics around the corner, all those not into sport are having a tough time. Thank goodness I’m here to point you to the alternatives…
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