Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – Film Review With Homecoming, has it really been 15 years (and five films) since Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man film accelerated the modern superhero film genre kickstarted by X-Men into the movie stratosphere? We’ve had three films starring Tobey Maguire and directed by Raimi (the one with Doc Ock as the villain […]
The latest instalment in the Harry Potter “Wizarding World” – “Fantastic Beasts 2” – has started filming
Principal photography started today on an all new adventure set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World – the Harry Potter Universe – a sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. There’s a lot of returning characters in the second instalment of a planned five films in the series and David Yates is back to […]
Baby Driver is an excellent action packed and funny joyride
Baby Driver (2017) – Film Review Baby Driver is the latest film written and directed by Edgar Wright who also performed similar duties on Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and The World’s End. It’s also a welcome throw-back to classic action-orientated heist films from decades ago just when you […]
Last Knight underlines fading Transformers film series going out with a wimper
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) – Film Review The fifth in a highly successful series of Transformers live action films, it seems a long time ago that Michael Bay’s series of films first came out. It seems possible that Bay’s swansong could also mean the end of the current Transformers franchise with box office takings […]
The Dark Universe runs into trouble from the start after The Mummy unravels
The Mummy (2017) – Film Review Universal Studios’ “Dark Universe” – announced last month – is the latest attempt by a Hollywood Studio to ape the success of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. Universal intend to leverage their classic properties from almost a century ago – including Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, The Invisible Man, The Creature from the […]