A Monster Calls (2016) – Film Review A Monster Calls is an adaptation from his own book by Patrick Ness, a young adult fiction writer who is responsible for the new Doctor Who spinoff Class, which is currently available to stream on BBC Three for UK viewers. The story centres around a young adolescent boy, […]
Michael Fassbender adds gravitas to complicated Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed (2016) – Film Review CONVICTED criminal Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) is rescued from his own execution by the mysterious Abstergo Industries – the modern day incarnation of the Templar Order who seek to control the world. The are searching for the Apple of Eden, the artifact which will help them control the human […]
Passengers is a film to enjoy if you can go along with the ride
Passengers (2016) – Film Review PASSENGERS is the main cinema alternative to Rogue One this month, starring Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, X-Men Apocalypse) and Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World). Written by Jon Spaihts (Prometheus), and directed by Morten Tyldum (Imitation Game) Passengers is a story of a Earth starship, Avalon, on a […]
Rogue One is the Star Wars film that todays kids of the 70s and 80s wanted to see when they grew up
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) – Film Review If The Force Awakens was generally a film you could bring kids to (apart from a scene close to the end) then Rogue One is certainly one for the fans who were kids when the original trilogy came out and have grown up to have […]
Edge of Seventeen a worthy awards contender that rises above the teen comedy genre
The Edge of Seventeen (2016) – Film Review This film is likely to get overlooked as the juggernaut that is Office Christmas Party rolls into town in the week before the latest Star Wars film – Rogue One – likely sweeps all before it. While Jennifer Aniston’s comic chops may stand out in the aforementioned […]