The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) – Film Review The Strangers: Prey at Night is a sequel to a popular horror slasher from a decade ago but so much time has now passed that you’d be hard pressed to remember the original ever coming into cinemas. It was very popular for a slasher film but […]
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Avengers Infinity War is an ambitious and generally satisfying action-packed instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) – Film Review It’s a testament to the hugely successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) that Avengers: Infinity War – the 19th entry in the decade long series has been highly anticipated ever since the first Avengers movie (Avengers Assemble, 2012). After the rather serious and instalment in Avengers: Age of Ultron […]
Rampage is passable popcorn entertainment thanks largely to Dwayne Johnson
Rampage (2018) – Film Review The ever charismatic Dwayne Johnson gets to be an action hero again in Rampage – a film loosely based on a forgotten video game property from the 80s. Actually, forget the video game – everyone else has. And it’s got no bearing on the film. No, it’s not Jumanji: Welcome […]
Annihilation is a possible future for smaller films in future cinema
Annihilation (2018) – Film Review Annihilation is a high profile film that never quite made it to the big screen in the UK, instead this Natalie Portman starring science fiction story is available on the Netflix platform. Based loosely on s book by Jeff VanderMeer Annihilation is the story of a team of five women […]
Ready Player One is a pop culture explosion that will please many but this is not one of Spielberg’s best
Ready Player One (2018) – Film Review In a dystopian future where people escape to a massive multiplayer virtual reality game called OASIS to forget their humdrum lives, a group of gamers go on a quest to solve a puzzle left the the deceased inventor who has offered a hugely valuable prize – ownership of […]