Dirty Dancing 2017 is a remake of the classic 1987 film. The original with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey is still in my own top ten films! This film had a lot to live up to. The new stars are Abigail Breslin as Baby, Colt Prattes as Johnny and Nicole … Continue reading
Assassin’s Creed is based on the PC game and stars Michael Fassbender in the title role. I’m going to review this film differently as the story is attached to my review of the film itself. There’s a lot that happens in it and you have to keep up. Fassbender plays … Continue reading
La La Land starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone is rather like one of those good feel films. Mia (Stone – The Amazing Spiderman) meets Sebastian (Gosling) through a traffic incident and their destinies collide from that point on. She meets him later on at a party. It’s a rocky … Continue reading
The Lego Batman Movie is a spin off of the Main Lego Movie released last year. Will Arnett reprises his role of the voice of Batman. Batman is still defending Gotham City and the latest threat comes in the shape of his old foe The Joker (voiced by Zach Galifianakis). … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast film is a live action take on the classic Disney cartoon. Emma Watson (Hermione from Harry Potter) plays Belle, whilst Dan Stevens (Matthew from Downton Abbey) is the Prince that becomes the Beast. Set in France, the Prince is rude to a magical enchantress, for his … Continue reading
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 blasts back on the big screen. The usual gang is saving souls and causing mayhem in equal measure! Chris Pratt returns as Peter Quill/Star Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax with Bradley Cooper voicing Rocket and Vin Diesel does Baby Groot. … Continue reading
The Fate of the Furious (Fast and Furious 8) has arrived! Get set for another dazzling array of car chases and thrilling automobile acrobats! There’s plenty of action to keep you glued to your seat. Those familiar with the franchise will recognise many of the returning faces. The basis of … Continue reading
Passengers stars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence and is a story about two people who are woken early during a long voyage in space to another colony world. The journey from Earth to Homestead II is a hundred and twenty year hike. Jim Preston (Pratt – Jurassic World, Guardians of … Continue reading
Star Wars – Rogue One is stand alone movie in the Star Wars story. It bridges the gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope showing how the Rebels got the Death Star plans to give to Princess Leia. Jynn Erso’s (Felicity Jones) father is the one who … Continue reading
The Magnificent Seven is a remake of a remake! Last done in 1960 which was based on the 1954 film Seven Samurai. This version stars Denzel Washington (Pelican Brief), Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) and Ethan Hawke (Black Hawk Down) to name but a few. There’s quite a few familiar faces … Continue reading
The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller about what happens when a woman sees something from a train. A rather complex plot in which Rachel (Emily Blunt) was in a marriage, but she’s an alcoholic who has black outs. Tom (Justin Theroux) is her ex-husband and she believes … Continue reading
Café Society is all about Bobby Dorfman’s (Jesse Eisenberg) adventures when he moves to Hollywood. New York wasn’t exciting for him so the move is welcome. He stays with family, his Uncle Phil (Steve Carrell) gets him a job and Phil’s secretary Vonnie (Kristen Stewart) looks after him. Bobby is … Continue reading
Magic in the Moonlight was an okay film. The plot was simple enough and it started very well. A family close ranks when they believe a girl who’s getting closer through a family member might be passing herself off as a clairvoyant but is actually a fraud. Colin Firth plays … Continue reading
Star Trek Beyond is the third film in the rebooted franchise. It stars regulars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho and Anton Yelchin (in his last appearance before his untimely death). New to this moive are Idris Elba (Luthor series/Thor films) as villainous Krall … Continue reading
The Great Wall stars Matt Damon as William Garin, who arrives in China in time to help battle ancient monsters. The main plot of this movie is that the Great Wall of China was built to keep out dreadful monsters. Set in AD 1010 in the time of the Song … Continue reading
Allegiant is the next one in the Divergent series. A society ripped apart by war are trying to fix their society. Some are being experimented on and others are trying to stop them. Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) escape from those who are trying to control society by … Continue reading
Dirty Grandpa is Zac Efron’s new movie. The film is about family relationships. Jason (Efron) meets up with his grandfather Dick (Robert De Niro) when his grandmother dies. Their relationship is put through the wringer when Jason agrees to drive Dick on a long journey. Jason is a lawyer but … Continue reading
Dad’s Army is a film version of the popular TV series. It features all an new cast but most of the characters names have been kept. Capt Mainwaring (Toby Jones) leads his troop to many adventures over the course of the film. During the Second World War, there was the … Continue reading
Private Lives is a theatre show starring Tom Chambers and Laura Rogers. It was made by Noël Coward. It starts with a newlywed couple Chambers & Charlotte Ritchie. There was no programme available at my performance so apologies if a name is wrong. I have tried to find out as … Continue reading
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the next instalment in the franchise. Veterans Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher return. New stars include John Boyega as Finn, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron and Daisy Ridler as Rey. The film starts with a search for Luke Skywalker whose gone missing. … Continue reading
That Awkward Moment stars Zac Efron. It’s mainly about three guys dating and the resulting stories surrounding this. As the title states, you can be sure the dates won’t go smoothly! Jason (Efron) is in a relationship but doesn’t take it as seriously as his girlfriend and wants to end … Continue reading
Mockingjay Part II is the final movie in The Hunger Games franchise. The main stars are back; Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutchison & Liam Hemsworth. Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) is recovering from the trials of Part 1 where her lover Peeta Mellark (Hutchison) tried to kill her, as the corrupt President Snow … Continue reading
Burnt stars Bradley Cooper as Adam Jones whose a down on his luck chef trying to bring a restaurant to a three star rating. The film follows his adventures as he battles his problems to attempt to move all the obstacles put in his path. He wants to succeed. With … Continue reading
Pan is a prequel film telling how Peter Pan came about. Peter (Levi Miller) is left at an orphanage by his other Mary (Amanda Seyfried). But he doesn’t let this bad start get him down, as he grows up he helps the other orphans get one up over the tyrant … Continue reading
Talking Heads is a theatre show based on the stories by Alan Bennett. The play was three separate stories being told from the point of view by the storyteller. There was no other cast present, only in shadows or voices behind the scenery. The first one was Miss Ruddick (Siobhan … Continue reading
Spectre is the latest James Bond film starring Daniel Craig. This action packed romp also features Blofled, James Bond’s arch nemesis. This continues the current franchise’s story arch. All the essential Bond items are present. There’s fast cars, ‘a view to a kill’, helicopters crashing into buildings and even buildings … Continue reading