So, the day has finally arrived. Fanboys have been counting down to this release since the start of the year. Yes, even though the film was due to drop in October. This film is a direct sequel to the first film, the filmmakers told us. We must pretend Parts 2-8 didn't happen. So, whats it …
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Following a mugging in which his wife was killed and he was made a quadriplegic, Grey Trace has an AI chip installed into his neck that makes his seemingly super-human. He then goes after the bad guys who killed his wife and left him for dead. I knew nothing about this movie but just knew …
A girl goes missing. Or has she been abducted? Her father digs deeper to try and find his daughter. A film that takes place either through words, pictures and footage on instant messenger, FaceTime or social media. The telling of the story through these mediums feels innovative to begin with but grates by the end …
Theres 'good bad' and theres 'bad bad'. This is definitely 'bad bad'. The Megalodon was a huge shark thought to be extinct. A research expedition into deeper levels of the ocean finds that ol' Meg is still alive. Megsy then decides to move away from these deeper ocean depths and invade the shallower depths of the …
On 8th November 2013 John Waters performed his one-man show at Liverpool Philharmonic and was on top form. I attended this show and had a whale of a time. There was a signing session after the show and the line to get stuff signed was HUGE. But not many people knew that there was to …
I was looking forward to this movie. Someone who had seen it in the States said that it was 'grim'. Another said that it 'stayed with you long after you've finished watching it'. Having watched the movie I can now say that it is grim. But not in a good way. It's the most pretensious, …
I actually went to see Lady Bird because the trailer was so good. Any film that uses 'Days of Steam' by John Cale instantly grabs my attention. Lady Bird is a quirky film that makes me want to punch the air with delight. Thank Christ for all of the filmmakers who see things from a different …
Like many people the only thing I knew about ice skater Tonya Harding before this film was the incident of violence that she inflicted upon Nancy Kerrigan. This film deals with Tonya's upbringing and her life in general leading up to this point. One striking feature of the film is that it well and truly breaks down …
I love it when I know nothing about a film but then discover it on Netflix. Thats what happened here and I wasn’t disappointed. A deaf mute writer lives in her isolated home on the edge of a forest. And then a psycho nutjob comes her way. Its suddenly a case of do or die with …
A documentary about Danny Fields, the record industry A&R man/artist liaison/cultural barometer who was the friend of so many great bands and artists and more importantly, had a hand in making sure they could get record deals and record their music so that their genius could be shared with the world. This documentary gets it …
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