This week we saw Sicario 2, we loved the first film (our review) but with no Denis Villeneuve directing or Emily Blunt returning, we were not sure what to expect but John Brolin and Benicio Del Toro do return giving the film a stronger connection to the original than other sequels is on screen. But we do not even get time to dwell on missing those as the film opens with a … [Read more...]
Could Rex be the Pawfect Service Dog Movie?
Today we finally got to watch Rex, it’s a biopic of US Marine Megan Leavey. The film was in fact called Megan Leavey in the US when it was released nearly a year ago, so it had been quite a wait for us. Our initial concerns were that this film could be a fluffy piece like another service dog film called Max, but those fears were removed when we found the director was … [Read more...]
Is it Worth a Visit to Jurassic World to see it’s Fallen Kingdom?
We headed off to see the sequel to Jurassic World and the now 5th film in the Jurassic Park franchise based on the novel by Michael Crichton Following the events of the last film, the dinosaurs are now at great peril as the volcano on the Island is set to erupt which would wipe them out and making them extinct for the second time. The world is now in great debate as to if … [Read more...]
Solo: Is it A Star Wars Story Worth Telling?
Our latest cinema visit was for the latest entry into the Star Wars universe from Disney, with their second Spin-off following the success of Rogue One. Now we didn’t see the film in the first week and we didn’t really know what to expect as it seems to have received an internet backlash of the Ghostbusters reboot proportions. The film opening did have us a little worried … [Read more...]
Deadpool 2 Goes for Bigger But is it Better in This Sequel?
As fans of the original Deadpool film, we were obviously excited for the sequel, this time however with a change of director, this time being David Leitch who gave us Atomic Blonde and was co-director on the first John Wick we were expecting more action this time. So it is with great disappointment that this was sadly nowhere near as good as the original film. This is in … [Read more...]