The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 119 – Is there anything scary about The...
Taissa Farmiga stars in Conjuring universe horror movie The Nun We go from chaos in a football stadium to tedium in an abbey on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with Luke...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review – Screwball classic ‘My Man Godfrey’ moves like a comedy...
Genre: Comedy Certificate: U UK Release Date: 17th September 2018 Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Gregory La Cava Writer: Eric Hatch, Morrie Ryskind Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Gail...
View ArticleReview – Kelly Macdonald shines amid the weirdness of ‘Puzzle’
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 7th September 2018 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Marc Turtletaub Writer: Oren Moverman, Polly Mann Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman,...
View ArticleReview – Chloë Grace Moretz finds a prime role in ‘The Miseducation of...
Luke Stevenson is one of the hosts of The Popcorn Muncher Podcast. He is only serious about Bee Movie. Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 7th September 2018 Runtime: 90 minutes Director:...
View ArticleReview – Frank humour and romantic chemistry abides in ‘Anchor and Hope’
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 28th September 2018 Runtime: 113 minutes Director: Carlos Marques-Marcet Writer: Carlos Marques-Marcet, Jules Nurrish Starring: Oona Chaplin, Natalia...
View ArticleReview –‘The Predator’ loses any sense of fun in a noxious macho haze
Genre: Action Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 13th September 2018 Runtime: 107 minutes Director: Shane Black Writer: Shane Black, Fred Dekker Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Jacob Tremblay,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review –‘The Baby’ is an oddball horror that gets unexpectedly nasty
Genre: Horror Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 24th September 2018 Runtime: 85 minutes Director: Ted Post Writer: Abe Polsky Starring: Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman, David Mooney, Marianna Hill...
View ArticleReview –‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a sprawling, indulgent romcom that gets by on...
Genre: Romcom Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 14th September 2018 Runtime: 121 minutes Director: Jon M Chu Writer: Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh,...
View ArticleReview – Crusty crooks fail to inspire in ‘King of Thieves’
Genre: Crime Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 14th September 2018 Runtime: 108 minutes Director: James Marsh Writer: Joe Penhall Starring: Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Charlie Cox, Tom...
View ArticleVOD Review – Wiseau and Sestero are blandly back together in ‘Best F(r)iends:...
Genre: Drama Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 25th September 2018 Runtime: 103 minutes Director: Justin MacGregor Writer: Greg Sestero Starring: Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau, Kristen StephensonPino...
View ArticleReview –‘Climax’ is Gaspar Noé’s dark descent into dance depravity
Genre: Horror Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 21st September 2018 Runtime: 96 minutes Director: Gaspar Noé Writer: Gaspar Noé Starring: Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Giselle Palmer, Kiddy Smile,...
View ArticleThe Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 120 –“I’d watch Tom Hardy as Mary Poppins”
Olivia Munn stars in Shane Black’s franchise sequel The Predator It’s experimental French cinema and an 80s action reboot on this week’s Popcorn Muncher Podcast, hosted by Patrick Wilson, with Luke...
View ArticleReview –‘The House With a Clock In Its Walls’ has just enough Eli Roth to...
Genre: Horror/Fantasy Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 21st September 2018 Runtime: 105 minutes Director: Eli Roth Writer: Eric Kripke Starring: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle...
View ArticleReview – Music doc ‘Matangi/Maya/MIA’ untangles a complex star
Genre: Documentary Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 21st September 2018 Runtime: 96 minutes Director: Steve Loveridge Writer: Steve Loveridge Starring: Mathangi Arulpragasam (MIA) Synopsis: Using home...
View ArticleReview – Mark Wahlberg is even more smug than usual in ‘Mile 22’
Genre: Action Certificate: 18 UK Release Date: 19th September 2018 Runtime: 94 minutes Director: Peter Berg Writer: Lea Carpenter Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Ronda Rousey, Iko Uwais, John...
View ArticleReview –‘Faces Places’ is a heartfelt celebration of ordinary people
Genre: Documentary Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 21st September 2018 Runtime: 94 minutes Director: Agnès Varda, JR Writer: Agnès Varda Starring: Agnès Varda, JR Synopsis: Legendary French New Wave...
View ArticleReview –‘A Simple Favour’ is a fun ride, despite its insanity
Luke Stevenson is one of the hosts of The Popcorn Muncher Podcast. He is only serious about Bee Movie. Genre: Thriller Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 21st September 2018 Runtime: 117 minutes...
View ArticleReview –‘The Little Stranger’ is an atmospheric tale of gothic dread
Genre: Drama/Horror Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 21st September 2018 Runtime: 111 minutes Director: Lenny Abrahamson Writer: Lucinda Coxon Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Charlotte...
View ArticleReview – 70s-set drama ‘Dusty & Me’ overflows with Yorkshire charm
Genre: Drama/Comedy Certificate: 12 UK Release Date: 28th September 2018 Runtime: 94 minutes Director: Betsan Morris Evans Writer: Rob Isted Starring: Luke Newberry, Genevieve Gaunt, Ian Hart, Iain...
View ArticleReview – Irish Famine thriller ‘Black 47’ is an intense, if emotionless,...
Genre: Thriller Certificate: 15 UK Release Date: 28th September 2018 Runtime: 100 minutes Director: Lance Daly Writer: Lance Daly, PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Eugene O’Brien Starring: Hugo Weaving, James...
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