Review – The Unseen
Genre: Thriller Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 15th December 2017 Runtime: 106 minutes Director: Gary Sinyor Writer: Gary Sinyor Starring: Jasmine Hyde, Richard Flood, Simon Cotton Synopsis: A...
View ArticleReview – Mountains May Depart
Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 15th December 2017 Runtime: 126 minutes Director: Jia Zhang-ke Writer: Jia Zhang-ke Starring: Zhao Tao, Zhang Yi, Liang Jingdong, Dong Zijian, Sylvia...
View ArticleReview – Stronger
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 8th December 2017 Runtime: 119 minutes Director: David Gordon Green Writer: John Pollono Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson,...
View ArticleNews Round-up – Disney buys Fox, Golden Globes and SAG nominations, J-Law’s...
The biggest film news story in a long time broke this week, as Disney completed its acquisition of Fox. The deal had been rumoured for weeks, but it has now been formally announced. Elsewhere, awards...
View ArticleReview – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Genre: Adventure Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 14th December 2017 Runtime: 152 minutes Director: Rian Johnson Writer: Rian Johnson Starring: Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac,...
View ArticleDVD Review – Black Sabbath (1963)
Genre: Horror Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 18th December 2017 Runtime: 95 minutes Director: Mario Bava Writer: Mario Bava, Marcello Fondato, Alberto Bevilacqua Starring: Boris Karloff, Michèle...
View ArticleThe Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 86 – Can Jake Gyllenhaal drama Stronger...
Tatiana Maslany and Jake Gyllenhaal in Boston marathon drama Stronger It’s a rather quiet movie release period, pre-Star Wars, on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with...
View ArticleReview – Bingo: The King of the Mornings
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 15th December 2017 Runtime: 114 minutes Director: Daniel Rezende Writer: Luiz Bolognesi Starring: Vladimir Brichta, Cauã Martins, Leandra Leal, Soren...
View ArticleReview – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Genre: Adventure Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 20th December 2017 Runtime: 119 minutes Director: Jake Kasdan Writer: Jake Kasdan, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner...
View ArticleReview of 2017 – 10 most divisive films of the year
There have been many lists over the last week or two rounding up the best and worst films of 2017, from the universally admired warmth of something like Paddington 2 to the objective stink emanating...
View ArticleReview – Pitch Perfect 3
Genre: Comedy Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 20th December 2017 Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Trish Sie Writer: Kay Cannon, Mike White Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna...
View ArticleReview – The Greatest Showman
Genre: Musical Certificate: PG UK Release Date: 26th December 2017 Runtime: 105 minutes Director: Michael Gracey Writer: Jenny Bicks, Bill Condon Starring: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron,...
View ArticleReview of 2017 – Best films of the year
Doom-mongers are in force as always when it comes to discussion of 2017 at the cinema. The summer blockbuster season was something of a disappointment all around, but this has been an utterly...
View ArticleThe Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Star Wars: The Last Jedi Spoiler Discussion
Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill pair up in Star Wars: The Last Jedi The latest Popcorn Muncher Podcast takes on the biggest movie of the year – Star Wars: The Last Jedi – in spoiler-filled detail, hosted...
View ArticleReview – Molly’s Game
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 1st January 2018 Runtime: 140 minutes Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera,...
View ArticleNews Round-up – Guild nominees get awards season moving, Disney to make...
Welcome to 2018! After a break of a few weeks, I’m back for a look at the week in movie news. Unsurprisingly, given the time of year, it’s awards season that has dominated the news agenda, with two of...
View ArticleDVD Review – Leatherface (2017)
Genre: Horror Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 8th January 2018 Runtime: 84 minutes Director: Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo Writer: Seth M Sherwood Starring: Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, Sam...
View ArticleThe Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 87 – Did Star Wars bring 2017 to an...
The Greatest Showman, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jumanji were among the final releases of 2017 We’re taking a look at the final movie releases of 2017 on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted...
View ArticleDVD Review – Bad Day for the Cut (2017)
Genre: Thriller Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 8th January 2018 Runtime: 99 minutes Director: Chris Baugh Writer: Chris Baugh, Brendan Mullin Starring: Nigel O’Neill, Józef Pawlowski, Susan Lynch,...
View ArticleReview – Brad’s Status
Genre: Comedy/Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 5th January 2018 Runtime: 102 minutes Director: Mike White Writer: Mike White Starring: Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Shazi Raja, Jenna Fischer,...
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