Logan Lucky (2017) – Film Review “It’s Ocean’s 7/11” says one character during this fun heist comedy flick – an apt description of a two hours spent watching Logan Lucky. Seth McFarlane turns up and does a shoddy British accent as a seedy NASCAR race team owner while Daniel Craig has an eye popping supporting […]
Shooting The Breeze
The Hitman’s Bodyguard is an undemanding and amusing action comedy if you’re in the mood
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) – Film Review There’s a moment in this film when Ryan Reynolds bemoans the fact that Samuel L Jackson has ruined a certain curse word which he is famous for. Of course, Jackson uses that word – and a multitude of others – liberally throughout the film and the key to […]
Daniel Craig will star in his fifth (and final?) James Bond film
Daniel Craig has confirmed he will return for one more James Bond film in an interview with American talk show host Stephen Colbert. Asked directly if he had agreed to appear again as the super-spy he admitted that he would speak the truth and said yes to a round of applause from the audience. Craig, […]
Atomic Blonde and ice cold Charlize Theron proves her action credentials
Atomic Blonde (2017) – Film Review Based on the obscure graphic novel “The Coldest City” this spy thriller is set in November 1989, a gloomy but incendiary time for the denizens of Berlin who are days away from bringing down the Berlin Wall. Charlize Theron is MI6 officer Lorraine Broughton, a British super-spy sent to […]
Breathtaking visuals but Valerian needs more energy
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) – Film Review Luc Besson has done some varied films during a career stretching over several decades – witness Subway, The Big Blue, Nikita, The Fifth Element, The Transporter and Taken films, plus more recently Lucy. Fans of Besson and The Fifth Element (1997) in particular […]