Coco (2017) – Film Review The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that probably isn’t too familiar to non-hispanic cultures but Pixar have hit upon another excellent story that remains fresh despite a necessarily exposition-heavy beginning. What draws us into the story is the richness of the characters and the cleverly created family […]
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri contains strong performances all round and a compelling story
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) – Film Review At one point during Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri, a character says “anger begets greater anger”. It might sound like a cheap bit of pop-wisdom, and in fact it is in the context of this film, but that insight serves as a turning point for one […]
TV Movie of the Week: David Fincher’s Gone Girl is an amazingly glossy and very modern thriller
Gone Girl (2014) – Film Review I missed this film in its original cinema run and subsequent DVD release but finally got round to it on TV on BBC1 (Friday, December 29, 2017) and what a provocative thriller this is. Gone Girl starts on July 5. The morning of the fifth wedding anniversary of Nick […]
Jodie Whittaker makes her first appearance in Doctor Who in Twice Upon a Time
Jodie Whittaker has made her debut as The Doctor in the BBC’s Christmas special episode screened today, becoming the first female actor to portray the iconic science fiction character since the show began in 1963. She became the 13th incarnation of the Time Lord in a brief appearance after Peter Capadi’s regeneration scene at the end […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle is an unchallenging and humorous update of a forgotten film which is aimed at a video gamer audience
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) – Film Review Just when you thought undemanding fun was to be had in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there’s another option at the cinema which dares to take on the might of Lucasfilm this Christmas in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. There’s precious few links with the original […]