It’s been so long since cinemas had a genuinely decent comedy released that gave no f**ks about what was said, who it offended or how it came across. The best thing about this is, it’s a Disney movie! Joke after joke hits every single time in Deadpool & Wolverine as the three movies in the…
LEGO kindly sent me a Jaws LEGO set to review as this lovely little set is set to be stocked on shelves this August ready to be snapped up by fans of this Spielberg classic. 1497 pieces make up the brand new LEGO Ideas set as the infamous 1975 movie comes to life piece by…
In 2022, Glen Powell co-starred in Top Gun: Maverick, a movie that hauled in a cool $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office, powered in part by IMAX format screenings that maximized the theatrical experience for film buffs, long starved by COVID and hungry for a return to pre-pandemic moviegoing normalcy. While not on par…
When you have a character say, “Logging is the deadliest profession in the world by a factor of 30,” a film is implicitly making a contract with the audience for at least one death by log, and the new action drama Clear Cut, co-starring Alec Baldwin and Stephen Dorff, at least obliges in that regard….
The internet will tell you plenty about the so-called “West Mesa Murders,” a series of killings in the southwestern United States in which the skeletal remains of 11 women (and one fetus), believed to be connected to a sex trafficking ring, were discovered in 2009. But what seemingly very easily could have been an interesting…
The Batman Unmasked touring exhibition has landed in Manchester and it’s more than just a collection of costumes and props from the franchise, it’s an immersive experience in the most fitting location imaginable. Located within the former warehouse Depot Mayfield the building is situated just behind Manchester Piccadilly station, this run-down space with industry architecture…
The phrase “a rising tide lifts all boats” certainly applies to the world of entertainment, where featured and recurring players on hit television shows often find themselves the recipient of goodwill “skip-passes” that pull them out of the grind of Hollywood auditions and land them a series of plum offers, or even a lead role…
Eminem this week released his Death of Slim Shady album and it’s divided people across the world. Some calling for Eminem to be cancelled after lyrics involving disabled people and transgender rights sent the woke mob into a shivering frenzy but those who are giving Death of Slim Shady a bad review are just further…
STUDIOCANAL kindly sent us this The Conversation Collectors Edition set to unbox and review to mark the film’s 50th anniversary. This 4K restoration of a modern classic starring Gene Hackman is available from July 15th. In a rigid case inside consists of a Blu-ray and 4K version of the film, two posters, a booklet outlining…
A moody portrait of early-twentysomething ambivalence, and navigating the free-floating jealousies and interpersonal uncertainties that frequently attach themselves to young adulthood, Chestnut serves as the latest crossover effort at carrying a movie by a young cast member of the zeitgeist-capturing Netflix sensation Stranger Things — in this case, Natalia Dyer. Earnest but unremarkable, the movie…
Introduced on Japanese television in 1966, Ultraman went on to not only become a hugely recognizable icon in its native land, but transcend borders and cultures, becoming an international pop culture phenomenon in his own right. It’s not hard to see why, given that the character is driven by a strong, unwavering sense of duty…
In the literary world (where consistent female readers far outnumber men), there’s a huge, healthy sub-genre of pulpy domestic thrillers in which women grapple with men in their lives potentially gaslighting them. It’s fertile narrative territory because it both cannily plays to the suspicions (and in some cases lived experiences) of its core audience, but…
Chaos Karts kindly invited us to come down to Manchester to check out their Augmented Reality go-karting experience which lets visitors jump into the shoes of an avatar and race around video game-inspired racetracks. The second you walk into Chaos Karts the mood is set as this retro reception is packed full of retro goodies…
The white-hot intensity of adolescent feeling, that deeply felt churn of emotion, was of course the narrative fuel which powered 2015’s Inside Out, an imaginative animated coming-of-age film that presented five dominant personified emotions — Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear and Disgust — alternately competing and collaborating as they contributed to the moods, thoughts and actions…
After a very questionable third instalment, Bad Boys Ride or Die 4DX redeems itself from its predecessor but still remains a little non-sensicle in a variety of places despite remaining funny, relevant and as high-octane as ever. Bad Boys really hasn’t been the same since Michael Bay departed from making these movies and not even…
Richard Linklater is, of course, a respected filmmaker, with his uniquely framed coming-of-age tale Boyhood and his lauded “Before trilogy,” starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as somewhat star-crossed lovers, each ranking high on the list of the most critically praised films of the last 30 years. Both of those projects showcase Linklater’s passion for…
