Steven Spielberg is, without a doubt, one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. His CV is littered with great movies, and he’s been at the top of his game ever since his debut feature, Duel, back in 1971. What gets people excited is his sci-fi films, after such monster smashes as Close Encounters of…
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Scary Movie
The legendary film critic Barry Norman once said of a movie, “Laugh? I thought I’d never start!” That is exactly how I felt about this sixth instalment of the spoof comedy (?) that I thought had died a death after number 5 back in 2013. Now the Wayans, who made the first two films, are…
Masters Of The Universe
Toy company Mattel have done pretty well out of their He-Man toys. First, they became a huge success with their figurines, which led to the popular cartoon series in the 80s. Then, Cannon Films produced the cult-favourite live-action version back in 1987, with Dolph Lundgren as He-Man. Now, just when you thought the characters were…
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
The last time there was a Star Wars movie in cinemas was in 2019, with The Rise of Skywalker. Since then, the franchise has taken over Disney+ with countless series, to the point of almost saturation. Now, one of the first series to appear on the channel has made it to the big screen. The…
The Sheep Detectives
Never judge a book by its cover. When you hear of a title like The Sheep Detectives, you may think that it is going to be dire, another kids’ movie that adults will have to endure to keep their little ones quiet. Well, think again. The Sheep Detectives is one of the big surprises this…
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Some films don’t have sequels for a reason. The original works as a standalone, and it doesn’t need another film. In most cases, the sequel brings nothing to the table and thus causes a small backlash to the film that first captured everyone’s imagination. I can safely say that The Devil Wears Prada, a mid-budget…
Michael
There have been many biopics about musicians over the years. Some have worked, others haven’t. The likes of Rocketman, the story of Elton John, worked because, although it was part fantasy, it wasn’t afraid to go to the darker places in John’s life. The same can be said of Better Man, the Robbie Williams story,…
The Drama
Could film-makers please stop making anxiety-ridden, packed movies, as my nerves cannot cope anymore. With films like Marty Supreme and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You out in the world, I often leave the cinema frazzled. Now we can add The Drama to the collection. It was certainly the worst of the group, starting…
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
You know that a film is in trouble when the most entertaining thing about it is the company ident at the beginning, where the Minions are playing a version of Super Mario Bros. to tell us this is an Illumination production. Yes, we are back with a sequel to the Super Mario Bros. Movie from…
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come
Ready or Not was a surprise hit in 2019 and took a very simple premise: a woman forced into playing a deadly game of hide and seek, and it was a blast as we watched the lead character, Grace, fight for her life against an overprivileged family who are hunting her down in a gothic…
Project Hail Mary
Sci-fi is a hard genre to crack. They can be just silly, as proven with this year’s Mercy, or far too cerebral, as with Interstellar. Thankfully, writer Andy Weir has found that balance of science and fun. His previous film outing for one of his novels, The Martian, turned out to be Ridley Scott’s lightest…
Mother’s Pride
If there is a sub-genre that we have become very good at, it’s the feel-good comedy/drama. A film that takes a traditionally British story, throws in a bunch of likeable characters, a sprinkle of issues and incidents, then stirs them up in a pot and sees what sticks. It started, I guess, with films like…
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