Animated franchises are a bit of a hit-or-miss affair. Some, like Toy Story, get it absolutely right, even if they should have stopped at number 3, whereas Ice Age started off well but became overcrowded with far too many characters and lost that original charm. Despicable Me started with a massive boom, a hilarious, inventive…
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Barbie
This weekend saw something I thought I would never see again. A cinema foyer packed with screens sold out. The reason behind this phenomenon is this weekend saw the release of two of the year’s biggest and most anticipated movies: Oppenheimer and Barbie, or as it has now been renamed, Barberheimer. Two completely different movies…
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Director: Mike Mitchell Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Alison Brie, Channing Tatum, Stephanie Beatriz, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell Written by: (also story) Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and (story) Matthew Fogel Running Time: 106 mins Cert: U Release date: 8th February 2019 I’ve had a mixed relationship with…
Holmes and Watson
Director: Etan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, Kelly Mcdonald, Rob Brydon, Pam Ferris, Steve Coogan, Hugh Laurie, Lauren Lapkus Written by: Etan Cohen and (Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson created) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2018 It never pleases me to…
Daddy’s Home 2
Director: Sean Anders Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio, John Cena, Owen Wilder Vaccaro, Scarlett Estevez Written by: Sean Anders, John Morris and (based on the characters created) Brian Burns Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 22nd November 2017 Mark Wahlberg recently came out to apologise for…
Zoolander 2
Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Benedict Cumberbatch Written by: Justin Theroux, Nicholas Stoller, John Hamburg, (also based on the characters created) Ben Stiller and (based on the characters created) Drake Sather Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th February 2016 15 years ago, a…
Daddy’s Home
Director: Sean Anders Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church, Scarlett Estevez, Owen Vaccaro, Bobby Cannavale Written by: Sean Anders, John Morris and (also story) Brian Burns Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 26th December 2015 The eternal battle of who is best, Stepdad or real dad, is examined in…
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Director: Steve Pink Starring: Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Adam Scott, Gillian Jacobs, Chevy Chase Written by: (based on the characters created) Josh Heald Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2015 One of the surprise hits of 2010 was Hot Tub Time Machine, a slight comedy about four friends, all…
Get Hard
Get Director: Etan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Craig T. Nelson, T.I., Edwina Findley Dickerson Written by: Etan Cohen, (also story) Jay Martel, Ian Roberts and (story) Adam McKay Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th March 2015 As this alleged comedy produced another offensive joke about male genitalia, I immediately…
The Lego Movie
Directors: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Starring: (Voices) Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Alison Brie, Jonah Hill Written by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller (story) Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman Running Time: 100 mins Cert: U Release date: 14th February 2014 I have to start by giving you a word of warning…
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Director: Adam MacKay Starring: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, James Marsden, Meagan Good, Kristen Wiig Written by: Will Ferrell and Adam MacKay Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 18th December 2013 Nine years. Nine long years we have waited for a sequel to one of the biggest, funniest…
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Director: Tommy Wirkola Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Atherton, Famke Jenssen, Peter Stormare, Pihla Viitala, Derek Mears Written by: Tommy Wirkola Running Time: 88 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2013 Remember the classic fairy tale about the two children left in the woods by their parents ans they come across a cottage made of sweets, only…
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