Swallows And Amazons (2016) Review Movie

Swallows And Amazons (2016) Review

Vintage family entertainment There’s something cosy and comforting about “Swallows And Amazons”, the latest adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s celebrated novel of swashbuckling childhood adventure. An impeccable production combined with a wonderful cast give this film a timeless quality and watching it for the first time feels brand new and like revisiting an old favourite simultaneously. ..

Grimsby (2016) Review Movie

Grimsby (2016) Review

If you want some kind of context to understand the tone of Sasha Baron Cohen’s seminal (at least as far as elephants are concerned) new movie “Grimsby”, then know this: Rebel Wilson is an island of subdued subtlety amid the crass, lowbrow and profoundly tasteless shenanigans. When Norman ‘Nobby’ Butcher, proud resident of Grimsby finally ..

Ghostbusters (1984) Review Horror

Ghostbusters (1984) Review

Bustin’ never made you feel as good as this again. Nearly every Friday night, Mertmas and I settle down for ‘Movie Night’, one of the highlights of the week. Usually, we’ll watch something I loved when I was his age or work our way through a recent franchise to get him up to speed for ..

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) Review Movie

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) Review

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is a sequel that should have taken its own title’s advice 2012’s “Jack Reacher” was something of a pleasant surprise. Although on paper a mismatch for Lee Child’s burly protagonist, Cruise’s screen presence was enough to pull off the role of the muscular and relentless investigator. Unfortunately, “Jack Reacher: Never ..

London Has Fallen (2016) Review Movie

London Has Fallen (2016) Review

If London Has Fallen, this movie kicks it when it’s down. I went into “London Has Fallen” looking for a big, dumb action movie. I like big, dumb action movies. What I don’t like are stupid action movies, and “London Has Fallen” right into that bargain bin. Three years after the end of “Olympus Has ..

Pete’s Dragon (2016) Review Movie

Pete’s Dragon (2016) Review

Disney refashions its musical comedy as a poignant environmental adveture Disney’s hot streak of adapting their animated back catalogue into live action movies shows no signs of abating with this deeply poignant reimagining of the 1977 musical comedy “Pete’s Dragon”. As the local logging company moves ever more aggressively into the forests of the Pacific ..

Moana (2016) Review Movie

Moana (2016) Review

Moana offers tropical tidings of comfort and joy for the holidays Disney’s new golden age shows no signs of slowing down as they cap an amazing animated year with the breezy, tropical feel good musical “Moana”. Drawing on Polynesian mythology, “Moana” tells the story of a young girl who longs to leave her island and ..

All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride (2015) Review Christmas

All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride (2015) Review

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling all your troubles away Has Black Friday left you feeling blue? Cyber Monday depleted your spirit as well as your bank account? Then come, soothe your festive soul with “All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride”, a mesmerically calming documentary that redefines chilling out. Out now on DVD, “All ..

Creed (2016) Review Movie

Creed (2016) Review

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Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Review Movie

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Review

Here’s hoping Ice Age: Collision Course turns out to be an extinction level event There’s a tendency among long running movie series – especially those which have no business being there – to launch into outer space. And so in “Ice Age Collision Course”, its fifth and conspicuously tired outing, the “Ice Age” franchise looks ..

The Magnificent Seven (2016) Review Movie

The Magnificent Seven (2016) Review

Even Len Goodman would pause for thought before endorsing The Magnificent Seven Arriving 56 years after the original movie, 2016’s “The Magnificent Seven” is, of course, a grandchild remake, the second generation descended from the iconic “Seven Samurai”. An earnest and lavish reimagining, it hues closer to its forefather than its genre-spanning cousins such as ..

Suicide Squad (2016) Review Movie

Suicide Squad (2016) Review

Well…this is #skwawkward… It wasn’t supposed to be like this. By the time “Suicide Squad” rolled around, we were meant to be primed for a little down ‘n’ dirty fun to counterpoint the portentous deus ex machinations of the titans of the DC universe duking it out in “Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice”. Instead, ..

Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders (2016) Review Movie

Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders (2016) Review

🎶 Nananananananana nananananananana not bad! As 2016 becomes ever more horrifying, the demand for the safe, cosiness of nostalgia grows ever more insatiable. Taking a break from propping up the faltering DCEU, Batman joins in the trip down memory lane by making a colourful and light-hearted return to the DCAU, this time reliving his 1960’s ..

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Timewarp Again (2016) Review Movie

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Timewarp Again (2016) Review

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again is just a few jumps to the left short of greatness It’s astounding. Time really is fleeting. It’s been over forty years since Richard O’Brien’s anarchic, subversive and brazenly salacious musical horror comedy exploded onto the big screen. Buoyed by their recent successes with ..

No Escape (2015) Review Movie

No Escape (2015) Review

Sweetie G takes a look at No Escape ‘Ello cupcakes. As you know I usually review horror films for my mate the Craggus, so “No Escape” is a bit of a change for me. Having said that, this movie epitomizes why I generally stick to traditional horror films: real life horror is so much more ..