This week sees the start of the Paralympics, which is always an amazing event. Channel 4 have the rights from Tuesday. If watching incredible people being awesome doesn’t tickle your fancy, then here are this week’s movies to use as an alternative. Stay safe, look after yourself and Good luck, Team GB! STREAMING AMAZON PRIME…
The Courier
Director: Dominic Cooke Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright Written by: Tom O’Connor Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th August 2021 How many of you have ever heard of Greville Wynne? It seems incredible that in the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War and particularly…
TV and Streaming – Week Commencing 15th August 2021
It’s been a very mixed week with tales of global warming getting worse, a country being taken over and other shocking acts of violence, so let’s just take our minds away from the news and watch a movie or two. Stay safe, look after yourself and have a great week. STREAMERS AMAZON PRIME DAWN OF…
Free Guy
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Taiki Waititi Written by: Zak Penn and (also story) Matt Lieberman Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th August 2021 Free Guy is unique in the world of blockbusters. It’s an original movie that’s not part of a franchise, a…
Stillwater
Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cottin, Lilou Siauvaud Written by: Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain and Noe Debre Running Time: 139 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th August 2021 Stillwater is the new film by Tom McCarthy, who directed the Oscar-winning Spotlight. Taking the story directly from the news pages,…
TV and Streaming – Week Commencing 8th August 2021
After having a week away on the East Coast, and the Olympics over (until the Paralympics start in a few weeks time), we get a sense of normality in our lives and so here are this week’s recommendations for you. Stay safe, look after yourselves and have a great week. STREAMERS AMAZON PRIME THEATRE OF…
The Suicide Squad
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…
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…
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