Considering the calibre of the cast, including the likes of Emma Stone and Jessica Chastain (two of my favourite actresses), it is shameful that I have only recently got round to watching Tate Taylor’s 2011 Best Picture nominee, The Help, based on Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 novel of the same name. Jackson, Mississippi in the early…
Month: April 2021
Doctor Sleep (2019) Film Review
Almost 40 years after Stanley Kubrick’s horror The Shining thrilled fans and pissed off Stephen King, Mike Flanagan, of The Haunting of Hill House fame, took on the challenge of bringing us its sequel Doctor Sleep, adapted from King’s 2013 novel of the same name. Now I know I was a little late to the…
Oscars 2021 – Best Actress
The culmination of the 2020 awards circuit is just around the corner with the 93rd Academy Awards taking place on the 26th of April. We’ve already taken a look at the Best Picture, Best Animated Picture and Best Actor nominees (check them out if you haven’t already) and now it’s time to celebrate the women…
Escape Room (2019) Film Review
As someone who loves a good puzzle, and who has completed an escape room or two, I have to admit that the idea of turning the concept into a saw-inspired horror flick is something that really appealed to me, so when Adam Robitel’s Escape Room came out of our lucky dip box, I’ll admit, I…
Oscars 2021 – Best Actor
We’ve already taken a look at the Best Picture and Best Animated Feature Film nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards, so I figured we would take a look at the nominees in the acting categories. First up – Best Actor. Anthony Hopkins – The Father In Florian Zeller’s The Father, Anthony Hopkins portrays an elderly…
Ten Great Animated Films That Aren’t Disney or Pixar
Whilst I don’t mind the odd Disney film or two, when it comes to animation I naturally veer towards Pixar and who can blame me, they have produced some phenomenal films over the past 25 years but even I have to admit that both production studios together have garnered something of a monopoly over the…
Oscars 2021 – Best Animated Feature Film
As the world finally starts to get back to normal and the prospect of returning to the hallowed halls of a cinema complex becomes more of a reality, the awards season comes to its end on the 26th April, with the 2021 Oscars. We’ve previously had a little look at the Best Picture nominees, and…
Sentinelle (2021) Film Review
Klara, a highly trained interpreter for the French military, is transferred back home to Nice following a traumatic combat mission in Syria, where she is assigned to Operation Sentinel – an anti-terror programme that patrols the streets of France. After her sister Tania is savagely raped and beaten following a night out, Klara goes rogue…
Oscars 2021 – Best Picture
It’s something of an understatement to say that the last 12 months have been rather unorthodox for the world of cinema but as things slowly start to return to some form of normality, the 93rd Academy Awards are just around the corner. So let’s take a little look at the 2021 nominations for the highly…
Seaspiracy (2021) Film Review
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard some chatter about Seaspiracy, the new documentary from the team who produced the award winning documentary Cowspiracy. So, what with all the noise surrounding it, Mark and I figured this should be our next watch. Inspired by the likes of Sir David Attenborough…
What Happened To Monday (2017) Film Review
With the world projected to have 8.5 billion people by the end of the decade, I don’t think anybody can argue the fact that our planet has a massive population problem. The idea of restricting the number of children born to reduce humanity’s impact on the planet’s resources is not exactly new, China implemented a…
The ‘Criminal Minds’ Profilers Ranked From Worst To Best
After what feels like forever, I have finally finished watching Criminal Minds in its entirety but rather than attempt to write a review on a series that is 323 episodes long, I figured it would be easier to do something a little different and rank my favourite members of the BAU team from worst to…