It has been a long time since Tim Burton made a decent movie. Not that his films have been terrible. They haven’t been up there with his early work, like the Batman movies or Edward Scissorhands. So, returning to the character of one of his most inventive works seems a good idea if he is…
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The Flash
The Flash has had a troubled journey to get to the screen. There have been incidents with its lead actor, forcing the film to be delayed in its release and questions about the performance at the box office because of audience reactions to those events. It’s also one of the last films made before DC…
DC League of Super-Pets
Another week, another superhero movie. This time, it’s the turn of super pets. Krypto the Superdog appeared in 1955 as part of the ever-expanded Superman universe. Since then, Krypto has appeared in comics, animation, and the TV series Smallville and Titans. Now, the canine friend of Superman has its feature film, but to be honest,…
Joker
Director: Todd Phillips Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Wingham, Bill Camp, Glenn Fleshler, Leigh Gill Written by: Todd Phillips and Scott Silver Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th October 2019 If the first half of the 21st Century will be defined as far as cinema…
Shazam!
Director: David F. Sandberg Starring: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Djimon Hounsou, Marta Milans, Grace Fulton, Cooper Andrews. Written by: (also story) Henry Gayden, (story) Darren Lemke, (Shazam created) Bill Parker and C.C. Beck Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 5th April 2019 For far too long now, DC…
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
Directors: Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail Starring: Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch, Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Eric Bauza Written by: Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath, (Superman created) Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, (Batman created) Bob Kane, Bill Finger, (Wonder Woman created) William Moulton Marston, (based on characters created) Marv…
Ready Player One
Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki Written by: Zak Penn and (also based on the novel) Ernest Cline Running Time: 140 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 28th March 2018 There is no denying that Steven Spielberg is the king…
The Lego Batman Movie
Director: Chris McKay Starring: Will Arnett, Michael Cena, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zack Galifianakis, Jenny Slate, Conan O’Brien, Billy Dee Williams, Channing Tatum Written by: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern, John Whittington, (also story) Seth Grahame-Smith, (Batman created) Bob Kane, Bill Finger, (Superman created) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Running Time: 104 mins Cert: U…
Suicide Squad
Director: David Ayers Starring : Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Joe Kinnaman, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Cara Delevingne Written by: David Ayers and (based on the comic book) John Ostrander Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th August 2016 With Marvel seeming to rule the roost when it comes to superhero…
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Gia Gadot, Holly Hunter Written by: Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer, (based on the Batman characters created) Bob Kane, Bill Finger, (based on the Superman characters created) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Running Time: 151 mins Cert:…
Gone Girl
Director: David Fincher Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Connie Coons, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens Written by: (also based on the novel) Gillian Flynn Running Time: 149 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 2nd October 2014 This is going to be the hardest review I have ever written because I want to tell you…
The Lego Movie
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Starring: (Voices) Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie, Jonah Hill Written by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller (story) Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman Running Time: 100 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 I have to start by giving you a word of warning…
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