Gold (2017) – Film Review “Inspired by true events” is a title caption at the beginning of Gold but given that the ‘inspiration’ is the Bre-X mining scandal from the 1990s that very few people have heard of it’s a slightly pointless caption. What we get is a story about a dreamer who gets together […]
Shooting The Breeze
Sing is family entertainment for younger kids and pop music fans
Sing (2017) – Film Review Sing is another one of those animated films starring animals but this time they are performing in a singing contest at a theatre which is under threat of foreclosure. Illumination Entertainment, makers of the popular Despicable Me and Minions films and The Secret Life of Pets (2016), certainly know how […]
Xander Cage returns from the dead to revive xXx action franchise
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017) – Film Review The second sequel to 2002 action film XXX has been a long time coming, and perhaps wasn’t even on the radar after 2005’s sequel XXX – The Next Level flopped at the box office without the charismatic presence of the original star Vin Diesel. Fortunately, […]
La La Land is a joyous and modern celebration of Hollywood’s Golden Age
La La Land (2016) – Film Review It’s already got a haul of seven Golden Globes, and with 11 nominations for the forthcoming BAFTAS and overwhelming buzz for the Oscars, La La Land looks set to be rewarded well for being a love letter to a half forgotten Hollywood golden age. If it wins more […]
A monster calls – a modern fairy tale that will have you reaching for a hanky
A Monster Calls (2016) – Film Review A Monster Calls is an adaptation from his own book by Patrick Ness, a young adult fiction writer who is responsible for the new Doctor Who spinoff Class, which is currently available to stream on BBC Three for UK viewers. The story centres around a young adolescent boy, […]