Think back to 1992, when Jurassic Park first hit the screens and how awe-inspiring it was. Dinosaurs that were not stop motion but seemed real, interacting with humans and Steven Spielberg using all the muster he had from Jaws to produce an exciting, nail-biting adventure. The next two had their moments, but it was a…
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Death Of A Unicorn
Of all the production companies that have constantly delivered innovative and exciting movies over the past few years, A24 really stands out. They have created medium hit after hit, especially in horror, with movies like Hereditary, Midsommar and more recently hits like The Brutalist, Heretic, and We Live In Time. It was a little surprising…
Meg 2: The Trench
Oh, Ben Wheatley! Regarded as one of this country’s best independent filmmakers, Mr Wheatley has, over the years, produced some excellent cross-genre movies like the gangster/horror Kill List, the black comedy Sightseers, and the deconstruction of an action movie, Free Fire. Now he tackles his first big blockbuster movie, Meg 2: The Trench, the sequel…
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
1981, just two days after the wedding of Charles and Diana, my friends and I headed off to ABC 1 in Enfield for an opening day screening of a new adventure from the director of Jaws and produced by the man behind Star Wars, about an archaeologist looking for a religious relic. I remember spending…
Cocaine Bear
Some titles of movies you have to really think about. Others are self-explanatory. Cocaine Bear does precisely what it says on the tin. Like other nature terrorises films following the same lines as Jaws, this darkly comic gore-fest never takes itself too seriously. After the recent crop of award wannabes dealing with heavy and vital…
Beast
Back when Jaws was first released, there was a torrent of copycats and imitations, whether in the water (Orca – Killer Whale, Pirahna) or animals on the loose (Grizzly). Now we have Beast, a film that would fall into that category if released in the 70s. It does for lions what Jaws did for sharks….
Minions: The Rise of Gru
We were first introduced to the Minions in 2010 as supporting characters in the animation, Despicable Me. Since then, they have become the face of Illumination Animations, starred in two more Despicable Me movies, a series of short films, countless merchandise and TV adverts, and a movie of their own. Now we get the sequel…
TV and Streaming – Sunday 31st May 2020
Morning! Last day of May and what is the only way to celebrate this fact by taking in a movie or two. Trust me, there are a lot of movies on today. And I mean A LOT! Here are today’s selection. Stay safe, look after yourself and Happy Sunday! AMAZON PRIME TRUTH (15) Starring: Cate…
TV and Streaming – Tuesday 26th May 2020
Morning! I would apologise about these blogs coming out every day but I feel I have made the right decision and I haven’t broken any rules, so yaboo sucks to you! Here are today’s recommendations. Stay safe, look after yourself and Happy Tuesday! HOME PREMIERES THE LIGHTHOUSE (15) Starring: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson Horror, Drama Two…
Crawl
Director: Alexandre Aja Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, Jose Palma, Morfydd Clark, George Somner Written by: Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen Running Time: 87 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd August 2019 Every summer there is a sleeper hit. A film that no one expects will be successful, usually low budget and usually…
The Meg
Director: Jon Turteltaub Starring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Winston Chao, Sophia Cai, Ruby Rose, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor Written by: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber and (based on the novel “Meg”) Steve Alten Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th August 2018 One of the more bizarre phenomena…
A Quiet Place
Director: John Krasinski Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward, Leon Russom Written by: John Krasinski, (also story) Bryan Woods and Scott Beck Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th April 2018 One of my complaints about modern horrors is that they rely too much on the quiet-loud school…
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