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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Godzilla Vs. Kong
Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Julian Dennison Written by: Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein, (story only) Terry Rossio, Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 12 Release date: 2nd April 2021 If there is one thing that we all have missed during these pandemic…
TV and Streaming – Saturday 18th April 2020
Morning! A miserable Saturday. Grey, wet and hardly inviting to go out and spend time in the garden. In that case, stay in and watch a movie. Plenty for you to enjoy and a lot of repeats, so if if you missed it last week, it’s on today. Stay safe, stay inside and Happy Saturday!…
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
Director: Michael Dougherty Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch Written by: (also story) Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields and (story) Max Borenstein Running Time: 131 mins Cert:12A Release date: 29th May 2019 I have been consistently disappointed with Godzilla movies. From the…
Alien: Covenant
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez Written by: John Logan, Dante Harper, (story) Jack Paglen, Michael Green, (based on the characters created) Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett Running Time: 122 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th May 2017 Back in 2012, the excitement…
The Great Wall
Director: Yimou Zhang Starring: Matt Damon, Tian Jang, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Hanyu Zhang, Lu Han, Kenny Lin Witten by: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy, (story) Max Brooks, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskowitz Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th February 2017 When acclaimed director Yimou Zhang is behind the…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Director: Gareth Edwards Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Forest Whittaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Jimmy Smits Written by: Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy, (story) John Knoll, Gary Whitta and (based on the characters) George Lucas. Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th December 2016 When Disney bought the…
The Babadook
Director: Jennifer Kent Starring: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Hayley McElhinney. Written by: Jennifer Kent Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 24th October 2014 Thank you, Jennifer Kent! For years I have done nothing but complain at the low standard of mainstream horror films coming out of Hollywood, in which we…
Godzilla
Director: Gareth Edwards Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn Written by: Max Borenstein and (Story) Dave Callaham Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th May 2014 Way back in 1998, Roland Emmerich’s revision of the Japanese monster movie classic, Godzilla, was the first and (since then) only movie I have ever walked out of. I…
47 Ronin
Director: Carl Rinsch Starring: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Min Tanaka Written by: Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini and (screen story) Walter Hamada Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2013 If you haven’t had enough of Christmas turkey then you could have your fill with this Hollywood version of…
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