Rocketman

A Complete Unknown

Musician biopics usually follow the same pathway. Troubled singer/performer who has a hard upbringing, leading to an angst-ridden career that may involve drinks and or drugs, sometimes a little abuse towards the opposite sex. A Complete Unknown, the biopic about Bob Dylan, refuses to follow that line. Instead, it covers a small period in his…

Better Man

Imagine the scene. You have decided to make a film about the early life and career of Robbie Williams. You are pitching the idea of the troubled singer to studio executives, and you are going through the motions of the story, but you leave the most critical part till last. You don’t want Robbie to…

Respect

Director: Liesl Tommy Starring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess, Marc Maron, Kimberley Scott, Mary J. Bligh Written by: (also story) Tracey Scott Wilson and (story) Callie Khouri Running Time: 145 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th September 2021 Biopics of legends in music are a hard thing to pull off….

TV and Streaming – Friday 27th March 2020

Morning! It’s the weekend! Although does it really matter at the moment? Just another day. So to help you get through the day, loads of movies for you to enjoy, including the release on pay-per-view of two more recent cinema releases. Vin Diesel in BLOODSHOT, a comic book adaptation from the team who make the…

Judy

Director: Rupert Goold Starring: Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Michal Gambon, Royce Pierreson, Andy Nyman, Darci Shaw Written by: Tom Edge and (based on the stage play “End of the Rainbow”) Peter Quilter Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 2nd October 2019 You can tell we are heading into the…

Director: Dexter Fletcher Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Stephen Graham, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Bennett, Tate Donovan Written by: Lee Hall Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd May 2019 Coming off the tailcoats of Bohemian Rhapsody, a film that didn’t work for me, now comes Rocketman,…