This week we went to see Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Agatha Christie’s best selling Hercule Poirot adventure Murder on the Orient Express. Much like the famous 1974 film v Sidney Lumet film version, this again has an all-star cast in this murder mystery set on the famous Orient Express train. We first meet Poirot (Played by Branagh) when he solves a case in Jerusalem, … [Read more...]
Is it a Thor-Some Return In Marvel’s Latest Thor: Ragnarok?
We’re not sure if we are getting older, but we seem to have gone off comic book films, they all look good and we are entertained in the whole for about 2/3rd’s of the film but then they all turn into a big CGI mess of a finale, yet we knew we wanted to see Thor: Ragnarok. Thor seems to possibly the least liked of the Marvel film characters but with this film being directed … [Read more...]
The Saw Franchise Returns With A New ‘Jigsaw’ Puzzle
We finally went to see Jigsaw this week, the return of the big Horror franchise Saw 7 films.which so far had given us We felt that despite a great ending, which brought Dr. Gordon (Cary Elwes) back into the story, the previous film Saw 3D: The Final Chapter was probably the weakest entry, that was in 2010 and its box office appeared to agree, so the franchise which had … [Read more...]
Blade Runner 2049! Was This Sequel Worth the Wait?
We finally got to seeing Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to one of our favourite films of all time. We had high hopes going in as came from director Denis Villeneuve of Sicario and Arrival, 2 films that we found amazing too. This film centres around K, a Blade Runner played by Ryan Gosling, who after an early confrontation with Sapper played by Dave Bautista, we soon learn is … [Read more...]
Do We Suggest You Give The Snowman The Cold Shoulder?
When we first saw the trailer for The Snowman, we quickly read the Jo Nesbo book it is based on which is part of the Harry Hole book series on a recent holiday, and what a page-turner! So much so, we now waited in anticipation for the film release even more than the first viewing of that trailer With its genre known as Scandi-Noir, which has spawned massive TV hits like … [Read more...]