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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 114 – Did Mamma Mia 2 have us dancing in...
Jessica Keenan Wynn, Lily James and Alexa Davies in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again It’s an ABBA sing along all over again on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with Luke...
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Review –‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ takes the characters on holiday and leaves the...
Genre: Comedy Certificate: U UK Release Date: 27th July 2018 Runtime: 97 minutes Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Writer: Genndy Tartakovsky, Michael McCullers Starring: Adam Sandler, Kathryn Hahn, Selena...
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Review – Dark teen classic ‘Heathers’ still prickles 30 years on
Genre: Comedy Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 8th August 2018 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Michael Lehmann Writer: Daniel Waters Starring: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Kim...
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Blu-ray Review – Prison drama ‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ fails to take flight
Genre: Drama Certificate: PG UK Release Date: 6th August 2018 Runtime: 145 minutes Director: John Frankenheimer Writer: Guy Trosper Starring: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Betty Field, Thelma Ritter,...
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Blu-ray Review – Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Flesh + Blood’ is a muddy, grim medieval...
Genre: Adventure Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 6th August 2018 Runtime: 127 minutes Director: Paul Verhoeven Writer: Gerard Soeteman, Paul Verhoeven Starring: Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh,...
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Review – A neighbourly dispute gives way to darkness in ‘Under the Tree’
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 10th August 2018 Runtime: 89 minutes Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Writer: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Starring: Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Lára...
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Review –‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is Marvel at its most blandly disposable
Patrick Wilson is the main host of the weekly Popcorn Muncher Podcast and also writes as a regular guest contributor to The Popcorn Muncher. Genre: Superhero Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 3rd...
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VOD Review –‘Mad To Be Normal’ is a muddled 60s biopic with David Tennant
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 13th August 2018 Runtime: 105 minutes Director: Robert Mullan Writer: Robert Mullan, Tracy Moreton Starring: David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Gabriel Byrne,...
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 115 – Is Ant-Man and the Wasp a rare...
Paul Rudd returns as the shrinking superhero in Ant-Man and the Wasp A few months after the horror of Infinity War‘s devastating ending, we’re back with Marvel on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast,...
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Review –‘The Heiresses’ is Taxi Driver, but with optimism
Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 10th August 2018 Runtime: 98 minutes Director: Marcelo Martinessi Writer: Marcelo Martinessi Starring: Ana Brun, Margarita Irún, Ana Ivanova, Nilda...
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Q&A – Roundtable with Heathers director Michael Lehmann on the teen classic’s...
Michael Lehmann, director of classic teen movie Heathers Three decades after it blasted on to screens as a blood-soaked, satirical antidote to the well-meaning fluff of John Hughes and his teen movie...
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When is a review not a review? When you watched The Meg outside, in the rain,...
Jason Statham takes on a giant shark in The Meg It’s fair to say that I’ve been waiting to see Jon Turteltaub‘s blockbuster The Meg for a very long time. I love a good, shark movie – or even a bad one...
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Review –‘Teen Titans GO! To The Movies’ is a candy-coloured blast
Genre: Comedy Certificate: PG UK Release Date: 3rd August 2018 Runtime: 88 minutes Director: Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail Writer: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic Starring: Scott Menville, Hynden...
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Interview with The Heiresses writer-director...
Ana Brun and Ana Ivanova star in Marcelo Martinessi’s drama The Heiresses One of the most interesting movies hitting British cinemas this weekend is The Heiresses, from Paraguayan filmmaker Marcelo...
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Blu-ray Review –‘1984’ remains a bleak adaptation of Orwell’s masterpiece
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 13th August 2018 Runtime: 108 minutes Director: Michael Radford Writer: Michael Radford Starring: John Hurt, Suzanna Hamilton, Richard Burton, Gregor...
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VOD Review – It takes more than a title change to make ‘The Senator’ work in...
Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 13th August 2018 Runtime: 102 minutes Director: John Curran Writer: Taylor Allen, Andrew Logan Starring: Jason Clarke, Ed Helms, Kate Mara, Bruce Dern,...
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DVD Review –‘Beast of Burden’ traps Daniel Radcliffe in a cockpit
Genre: Thriller Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 13th August 2018 Runtime: 86 minutes Director: Jesper Ganslandt Writer: Adam Hoelzel Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer, Pablo Schreiber, Robert...
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Perfect Scene – La La Land’s (2016) tortured, beautiful final fantasy
Luke Stevenson is one of the hosts of The Popcorn Muncher Podcast. He is only serious about Bee Movie. In the first entry of a new semi-regular series, Luke takes a look at a memorable scene from the...
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Review – Denzel turns dull vigilante in ‘The Equalizer 2’
Genre: Thriller Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 17th August 2018 Runtime: 121 minutes Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: Richard Wenk Starring: Denzel Washington, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, Pedro...
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Blu-ray Review –‘Beast’ delights in moral ambiguity and carnal urges
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 20th August 2018 Runtime: 104 minutes Director: Michael Pearce Writer: Michael Pearce Starring: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan...
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