Director Wim Wenders has made some extraordinary films during his remarkable career, including Wings of Desire, The American Friend, The End of Violence, Buena Vista Social Club, Pina, and Paris, Texas. His latest film, Submergence, is not part of that rarefied company; it’s a mess and completely at odds with itself at more than one…
Jason Statham is back in an action movie. That’s always good news, well, that was until we saw that it was a Chinese produced shark movie. After seeing this movie my original anticipation (before seeing the trailer) turned to disappointment as I felt all the dumber for watching one of this year’s worst movies. Razzie…
Introducing Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema, a five-part series on BBC four exploring a personal guide to cinema told through some of the most iconic films of all time including rom-coms, heist movies, horror films and more. Mark passionately delves into the world of cinema as he examines a wide range of genres, film structure…
After an epic few months of experiencing all that Escape Stoke has to offer we are now finally down to the last room at the venue, the Da Vinci Room. The Da Vinci Room is one of the harder rooms at Escape Stoke and upon entering the room you find yourself in an old fashioned…
I just recently viewed this flick for the second time, and I liked it even more than on my first screening. Matthew Ross, a former reporter for Variety and editor of Filmmaker magazine, crafted an intense psychosexual drama with the 2016 indie Frank & Lola, a film that features extremely strong performances from the always-superb…
Three nuclear warheads are set to be detonated by a rogue faction called The Apostles. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) must use an enemy from the past (Sean Harris) as a bargaining tool to infiltrate The Apostles and put a stop to an explosion that could wipe out a third of the world’s population. Mission Impossible never…
Former FBI agent and amputee Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) is hired as a security advisor for a brand-new Hong Kong skyscraper called The Pearl. Known as one of the tallest and most secure structures in the world. What results is a terrorist attack on the building where Will’s family are trapped above a blazing fire….
I think I’m going soft in my old age. I always look over other reviews of films before I make up my own mind. First, it was Gotti which was critically panned and I ended up thoroughly enjoying it and then seeing reviews for 211 I once again was pleasantly surprised when the credits rolled….
Weddings can be a slog to sit through when they’re not your own, but if the wedding in question is anything like the one featured in the off the wall black comedy Wild Tales, well then send me an invite! Damián Szifron’s Oscar-nominated film from Argentina will grab you by the throat and not let…
When writer Taylor Sheridan announced, off the heels of Sicario’s success, that he had a trilogy planned, it was greeted with a perplexed reception. The first film stood on its own merits and neatly tied itself together when it ended. It didn’t foreshadow or even tease a continuation of the story, leaving many to wonder…
A quick search of the movie Gotti on Google brings up some ugly results. Terrible reviews, 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes, every critic in the land trashing the movie. I took this in my stride as usually, these bent up outta shape critics completely trash films that end up being easily watchable. Thank god I’m…
Starring Carolyn Bracken, Peter Cosgrove, Klancy Casey Williams, Micheál Fitzgerald, Michael Stack & Melissa Ciepierski Stormtroopers is a simple story about a group of Stormtroopers who are about to raid a rebel mining outpost. Written and directed by Micheál Fitzgerald Stormtroopers demonstrates strong complex female characters mixed with a very high production value to create a rather unique Star Wars experience. For once we…
Greta Gerwig’s directional debut hit me like a tonne of bricks and whilst it’s a perfect telling of modern-day teenage experiences it does have its nags. Marion McPherson (Laurie Metcalfe), a nurse, works tirelessly to keep her family afloat after her husband loses his job. She also maintains a turbulent bond with a teenage daughter…
Escape Plan 2 is bad. It’s not b-movie “so bad it’s good”, it is just downright bad. It is a an over digitized, low budget, run and gun action flick where the two headliners, Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista have limited screen time. One must think that whatever budget this film had, mostly went to…
So today was my first experience of Launch Boks. I was kindly sent July’s WARRIOR themed box all the way from Spain to review here on Back to the Movies. Launch Boks™ is a spanish monthly subscription box created with the idea of gathering the most epic geek & gamer gear possible. It’s a bold…
In a world of superheroes and sequels, it feels like a strange time to be releasing such a movie that may feel so saturated in the current market. But this isn’t any ordinary movie. This is the sequel of perhaps one of the best superhero animated movies ever made (my opinion of course). Making a…
