Since the 80s, there has been one franchise that won’t lie down: The Karate Kid. We’ve had four original movies (including the dire The Next Karate Kid, which could have been the death knell of the series); the 2010 reboot, and, more recently, Cobra Kai (not forgetting the animated TV series). Now we have Karate…
Tag: Rocky
Sinners
Genre films can be a difficult thing to get right. They can follow the rules of previous movies and come across as unoriginal. Others try to move away from the rules, and they end up falling flat on their face. Thank goodness, then, for Ryan Coogler. The director, whose back catalogue is looking more impressive…
Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
Aardman Animation has always been at the forefront of clay animation, but what puts them at the front of the filmmaking process is their ability to use whimsical humour, something that suits the Britishness of the products. In 2000, they produced Chicken Run, an affectionate pastiche of The Great Escape but with chickens. Twenty-three years…
Creed III
If you think Creed III, the continuation of the Rocky legacy, will deliver something new, you will be disappointed. First-time director Michael B. Jordan knows that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. He gives us a film that ticks all the boxes and follows all the beats we have become familiar with since the…
TV and Streaming – Sunday 26th April 2020
Morning! Today would have been the London Marathon. It’s another glorious day so why not have your own marathon instead? A movie marathon! Lots of films showing today (quite a few are repeats so if you missed them first time around!). Stay safe, stay inside and Happy Sunday! AMAZON PRIME CLOUD ATLAS (15) Starring: Tom…
TV and Streaming – Monday 20th April 2020
Morning! Many people are back to work today after an Easter break, so hope you have a good day and don’t work too hard. For everyone else, the daytime movies are still there, scattered around or you can turn to the streaming services and rent a new film. Stay safe, stay inside and Happy Monday!…
Rambo: Last Blood
Director: Adrian Grunberg Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Pez Vega, Yvette Monreal, Oscar Jaenada, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Sheila Shah, Adriana Barraza Written by: Matthew Cirulnick, (also story) Sylvester Stallone, (story) Dan Gordon and (based on the character created) David Morrell Running Time: 89 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 19th September 2019 There is no denying that John Rambo…
Fighting With My Family
Director: Stephen Merchant Starring: Florence Pugh, Dwayne Johnson, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, Jack Lowden, Julia Davis, Stephen Merchant Written by: Stephen Merchant Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 27th February 2019 The story goes that Dwayne Johnson while filming in London, was in his hotel room when he came across a…
Creed II
Director: Steven Caple Jr. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren, Florian ‘Big Nasty’ Munteanu, Russell Hornsby, Wood Harris Written by: Juel Taylor, (also based on the characters created) Sylvester Stallone, (story) Cheo Hodari Coker, Sascha Penn and (based on the characters created) Ryan Coogler. Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A…
Patti Cake$
Director: Geremy Jasper Starring: Danielle MacDonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Cathy Moriarty, McCaul Lombardi, Patrick Brana. Written by: Geremy Jasper Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st September 2017 If you are looking for something original, then maybe steer clear of Patti Cake$. This underdog story ticks all the cliche boxes from Rocky to 8 Mile,…
Creed
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, Tony Bellow, Ritchie Coster Written by: Aaron Covington, (also story) Ryan Coogler and (based on the characters created) Sylvester Stallone Running Time: 133 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th January 2016 It’s been 40 years since a small film about…
Southpaw
Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whittaker, Rachel McAdams, Oona Lawrence, 50 Cent, Skylar Brooks, Naomie Harris Written by: Kurt Sutter Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 24th July 2015 The last time we saw Jake Gyllenhaal (if you don’t include the excruciating Accidental Love, which was made a few years ago)…
Stu Loves Film 