It almost seems a miracle that Deadpool 3 got to the screen. Originally announced when the Marvel character was still at 20th Century Fox, it was shelved during the deal with Disney and questions were thrown up as to whether the House of Mouse would allow such a sweary character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe….
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John Krasinski comes across as a really decent bloke. He came to fame as Jim in the American version of The Office. He helped us through lockdown with his Good News videos, made one of the best horrors of the 21st century in A Quiet Place, and is married to Emily Blunt, making them one…
Free Guy
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Taiki Waititi Written by: Zak Penn and (also story) Matt Lieberman Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th August 2021 Free Guy is unique in the world of blockbusters. It’s an original movie that’s not part of a franchise, a…
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Director: Patrick Hughes Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo Written by: Tom O’Connor, Brandon Murphy and Phillip Murphy Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th June 2021 Last week, I reviewed “Nobody”, an action film full of inventiveness and wit, and it was hugely enjoyable,…
Deadpool 2
Director: David Leitch Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz, Brianna Hildebrand, T.J. Miller, Julian Dennison, Eddie Marsan, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni Written by: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds, (based on the Marvel comics) Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 15th May 2018 The Merc with…
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Director: Patrick Hughes Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida, Richard E. Grant, Yuri Kolokolnikov Written by: Tom O’Connor Running Time: 118 mins Cert; 15 Release date: 17th August 2017 I am a bit of a sucker when it comes to buddy buddy movies, that sub genre that fits…
Life
Director: Daniel Espinosa Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare Written by: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 24th March 2017 They say there are no original ideas in the movies anymore. The stories are borrowed from one source or another. Life doesn’t just borrow an idea,…
Deadpool
Director: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Michael Benyaer, Brianna Hilderbrand, Stefan Kapicic, Gina Carano Written by: Rhett Reece, Paul Wernick, (based on the characters created) Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th February 2016 After years of languishing in development hell, Ryan…
Self/less
Director: Tarsem Singh Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode, Natalie Martinez, Victor Garber, Derek Luke Written by: David Pastor and Alex Pastor Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th July 2015 I am very frustrated with Self/less. Here we have a film with an interesting premise that no one has a clue…
Turbo
Director: David Soren Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Pena, Bill Hader, Snoop Dogg, Michelle Rodriguez, Luis Guzman, Richard Jenkins Written by: Darren Lemke, Robert D. Siegel and David Soren Running Time: 96 mins Cert: U Release date: 17th October 2013 Turbo is the new animation from Dreamworks about a snail that…
The Croods
Directors: Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders Starring: (Voices) Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke Written by: Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders Running Time: 98 mins Cert: U Release date: 22nd March 2013 The Croods is the new animated feature from Dreamworks, the team who released Shrek. Those…
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