The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman, TV presenter and producer, turned his hand to writing and achieved international success with his murder mystery, The Thursday Murder Club. Becoming a phenomenon, Steven Spielberg instantly bought the rights, brought on board Home Alone director Chris Columbus, and assembled a cast to die for, entering into a deal with Netflix to present…

The Penguin Lessons

When you watch a trailer for a new film, you can get a sense of what it’s going to be about.. The Penguin Lessons gives you the idea that this is going to be a cute tale of a man and his penguin, a perfect selling point. However, while there are moments of cuteness, this…

One Life

Some films almost make themselves. You get a decent enough story and cast the right people in the roles, and all it takes is for a competent director to point the camera in the right direction. One Life is one such story. The tale of an ordinary man who did a most remarkable thing. It’s…

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Director: Terry Gilliam Starring: Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgard, Olga Kurylenko, Joana Ribeiro, Oscar Jaenade, Jason Watkins, Sergi Lopez, Rossy de Palma Written by: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni and (based on the novel Don Quixote) Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st January 2020 When people talk…

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Director: Jon M. Chu Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Pryce, Adiranna Palicki, Channing Tatum, Bruce Willis, Byung-hun Lee, D.J. Cotrona . Written by: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 23rd March 2013 Before I start, I want to make it absolutely clear that I liked G.I. Joe: Rise Of The…