When Richard Donner brought Superman to the screens back in 1978, it not only changed the face of superhero movies but it set such a high bar that nothing would ever touch it or even get close to touching it, especially when you have Christopher Reeve as the lead, an actor who not only looked…
Tag: Guardians Of The Galaxy
Borderlands
Going into Borderlands, I knew very little. I knew it was based on a video game, but that was about it. I have never played the game or even seen the game. I knew it was directed by Eli Roth, who is usually associated with very gory horrors and was responsible for the torture porn…
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Over the past few years, Marvel has had a rocky journey with their cinematic universe. Eternals, Thor: Love and Thunder, and, more recently, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania haven’t hit the high notes of past successes since Avengers: Endgame. In fact, many have written the company off. Now we have Guardians of the Galaxy Vol…
Thor: Love and Thunder
They often say that lightning never strikes twice, something you find with most movie franchises. Marvel’s Thor is a perfect example of the lightning theory. The first film, directed by Kenneth Branagh, was a decent mythical adventure, whereas the sequel, Thor: The Dark World, was a mess and regarded by many as the worst Marvel…
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…
TV and Streaming – Saturday 15th August 2020
Morning! If you have returned from France after 4am this morning, then you are going to have to self quarantine for 14 days. If that’s the case, then let me ease the pain by continuing to give you a list of movies to watch on TV and the streaming services. Stay safe, look after yourself…
TV and Streaming – Sunday 17th May 2020
Morning! Hard to believe we are halfway through May already. Where does the time go? Are you feeling each day is flying or dragging? Maybe watching all these movies that the TV companies are throwing out is helping. Another mammoth bunch again today. Stay safe, be careful and Happy Sunday! AMAZON PRIME IN THE NAME…
Stuber
Director: Michael Dowse Starring: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Mira Sorvino, Natalie Morales, Iko Uwais, Betty Gilpin, Karen Gillan, Jimmy Tatro, Steve Howey Written by Tripper Clancy Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th July 2019 Stuber is a real throwback to those buddy cop films that were nineteen to the dozen in the…
Captain Marvel
Directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Clark Gregg, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Chan, Lee Pace Written by: (also story) Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, (story) Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th March 2019…
Avengers: Infinity War
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Scarlet Johanssen, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Josh Brolin, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Tom Hiddleston, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Idris Elba, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, David Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Vin…
Thor: Ragnarok
Director: Taika Waititi Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Karl Urban, Benedict Cumberbatch, Taika Waititi Written by: Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher L. Yost Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 24th October 2017 Of all the Marvel characters, Thor has had…
Baby Driver
Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, John Hamm, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza Gonzales, CJ Jones Written by Edgar Wright Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2017 Let me give you a word of warning when entering Baby Driver, Edgar Wright’s fifth film as a director and his…
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