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Review – YA sci-fi ‘The Darkest Minds’ is not enough to revive the genre
Genre: Sci-Fi Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 10th August 2018 Runtime: 104 minutes Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Writer: Chad Hodge Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Skylan Brooks, Miya...
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Review – David Tennant is a long way from Doctor Who in ‘Bad Samaritan’
Genre: Thriller Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 24th August 2018 Runtime: 106 minutes Director: Dean Devlin Writer: Brandon Boyce Starring: Robert Sheehan, David Tennant, Carlito Olivero, Kerry...
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 116 – Is there sufficient bite in The Meg?
Jason Statham takes on a prehistoric shark in The Meg After a few weeks away, the Popcorn Muncher Podcast is back, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with Luke Stevenson and Tom Beasley – editor of The Popcorn...
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DVD Review – Stand-up comedy tale ‘Funny Cow’ channels 70s cigarette smoke...
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 27th August 2018 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Adrian Shergold Writer: Tony Pitts Starring: Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Alun Armstrong,...
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Review – Internet horror ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ makes social media scary again
Genre: Horror Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 10th August 2018 Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Stephen Susco Writer: Stephen Susco Starring: Colin Woodell, Stephanie Nogueras, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca...
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Review –‘The Festival’ is Inbetweeners in a field, and I’m fine with that
Genre: Comedy Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 17th August 2018 Runtime: 98 minutes Director: Iain Morris Writer: Keith Akushie, Joe Parham Starring: Joe Thomas, Hannah Tointon, Hammed Animashaun,...
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Review –‘Christopher Robin’ abandons the nostalgic magic of its characters
Genre: Drama Certificate: PG UK Release Date: 17th August 2018 Runtime: 104 minutes Director: Marc Forster Writer: Alex Ross Perry, Tom McCarthy, Allison Schroeder Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley...
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DVD Review –‘The Changeover’ sees Timothy Spall slum it in a tired YA tale
Genre: Fantasy Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 27th August 2018 Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzie Writer: Stuart McKenzie Starring: Erana James, Nicholas Galitzine,...
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Review –‘Cold War’ manages an epic feel in just 88 minutes
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 31st August 2018 Runtime: 88 minutes Director: Paweł Pawlikowski Writer: Paweł Pawlikowski, Janusz Głowacki Starring: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Agata...
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BFI London Film Festival 2018 – 15 must-see movies at LFF
Dakota Johnson takes on the lead role in Luca Guadagnino’s new take on Suspiria The 62nd edition of the BFI London Film Festival is set to descend upon the capital in October, bringing with it some of...
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Blu-ray Review –‘Incident in a Ghostland’ is tasteless and offensive, but...
Genre: Horror Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 3rd September 2018 Runtime: 91 minutes Director: Pascal Laugier Writer: Pascal Laugier Starring: Crystal Reed, Anastasia Phillips, Mylène Farmer, Emilia...
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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 117 – Does The Spy Who Dumped Me finally...
Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis star in action-comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me We’re taking on some very different movies on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with Tom Beasley –...
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DVD Review –‘Hatchet 4: Victor Crowley’ brings the gore, but little else
Genre: Horror Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 3rd September 2018 Runtime: 79 minutes Director: Adam Green Writer: Adam Green Starring: Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Laura Ortiz, Dave Sheridan, Katie...
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Review –‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ misses the action-comedy balance
Luke Stevenson is one of the hosts of The Popcorn Muncher Podcast. He is only serious about Bee Movie. Genre: Comedy/Action Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 22nd August 2018 Runtime: 117 minutes...
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Review – Bening and Ronan shine in Chekhov adaptation ‘The Seagull’
Genre: Drama Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 7th September 2018 Runtime: 99 minutes Director: Michael Mayer Writer: Stephen Karam Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Corey Stoll, Billy Howle,...
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Review –‘Slender Man’ has no idea why the internet meme is scary… or how to...
Genre: Horror Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 24th August 2018 Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Sylvain White Writer: David Birke Starring: Julia Goldani Telles, Joey King, Javier Botet, Jaz Sinclair,...
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Review – Spike Lee delivers a powerful, rambling polemic on race in...
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 24th August 2018 Runtime: 135 minutes Director: Spike Lee Writer: Spike Lee, Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott Starring: John David...
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Review – Prehistoric adventure ‘Alpha’ is as dull as watching cave paint dry
Genre: Adventure Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 24th August 2018 Runtime: 96 minutes Director: Albert Hughes Writer: Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jóhannes Haukur...
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Review –‘Luis and the Aliens’ is a colourful animation for undemanding kids only
Genre: Comedy Certificate: U UK Release Date: 24th August 2018 Runtime: 86 minutes Director: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein, Sean McCormack Writer: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein...
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VIDEO: ‘Revenge’ is still one of the best movies of 2018 (VOD Review)
Matilda Lutz stars in Coralie Fargeat’s intense horror Revenge Hitting cinemas in a whirlwind of blood and critique of the male gaze, Coralie Fargeat‘s horror movie Revenge arrived as immediately one...
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