Mission Impossible: Fallout is the 6th film in the Mission Impossible franchise directed by its first returning director Christopher McQuarrie, and starring yet again, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Rebecca Ferguson. Mission Impossible: Fallout is the first direct sequel to the franchise, picking up again where the battle between Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and […]
Philippe de Broca’s anti-war comedy King of Hearts is being released for the first time in the UK in a dual-format edition as part of Eureka’s The Masters of Cinema collection. Unfortunately, while the 4K restoration makes the glorious costumes and lovely cinematography really pop, it can’t make the rest of the movie interesting or […]
‘I think ABBA have a pure joy to their music and that’s what makes them extraordinary.’ Bono The brilliance of the Mamma Mia!franchise is how the Swedish band has managed to keep their music relevant and fresh throughout the decades. Their iconic 1970s anthems were the driving force behind the stage production and the eventual […]
Hotel Artemis has a hell of a premise – a hotel/hospital exclusively for criminals in a dystopian near future – and a fantastic cast to go with it. It’s a fun, energetic and creative crime thriller that falls just short of greatness. Think of it as a really good movie that’s one or two […]
Skyscraper is a decent, unremarkable action movie with a handful of cool moments that are dragged down by bare-bones character work and a dry script. Dwayne Johnson stars as former FBI agent and amputee Will Sawyer who is hired to assess the security of the tallest building in the world – a skyscraper called The […]
The aging process is an inevitable aspect of life and has manifested itself in various degrees of success in film. These cinematic depictions of those individuals in the final act of their lives have provided some of the most dramatic and humorous moments in history. Films like On Golden Pond, Driving Miss Daisy and Gran […]
Most of us who have best friends, that one person whose loyalty is never in question, would do anything for that person. The job of any friend, particularly a best friend, is to add value in some way, to build you up, to show you some tough love when you need it, and sometimes when […]
Throughout cinematic history, the monster of Frankenstein has manifested itself in every type of genre from horror to comedy to animation. This idea of the reanimation of a human continues to capture the hearts of modern audiences, even though the story has its origins in the 18th-century. The author of this iconic character in literary […]
A film with such a title is enough to get you thinking. Not in the way that a film with a title like, Defiance or Doubt might. If you’ve seen any promotional image for this film or know anything about the story, you might begin to think about the idea of disobedience, of nonconformity and what that looks like […]
Whitney Houston was a true superstar back in the ’80s and ’90s, recording hit singles and albums, was beautiful and ventured beyond music, but had a life blighted by abuse and addiction. Whitney looks at the entirety of Whitney Houston’s life, from her childhood in Newark, New Jersey, her rise to fame and downfall due to […]
