This week we went to see the Comedy-Thriller ‘A Simple Favor’ the first film for director Paul Feig since he received all the grief he got over his female-led ‘Ghostbusters’ a film we enjoyed a lot. Based on the book of the same name by Darcey Bell, which we haven't read but feel we need to check out now, you can buy it here: The film centres on a single mother, … [Read more...]
We watch Action Thriller Sequel Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado
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...]
We Feel the Need to Shout About A Quiet Place
This week we watched A Quiet Place, a scary movie that was not only written and directed but also stars John Krasinski with his actress wife Emily Blunt. The film opens on Day 89 with the Abbott family (Evelyn (Blunt) Lee (Krasinski) & their children, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) Marcus (Noah Jupe) & Beau (Cade Woodward) looking for supplies in a shop, and we see them … [Read more...]
Does Jennifer Lawrence Soar as a Red Sparrow?
This week we went to see the reteaming of The Hunger Games Franchise director Francis Lawrence and star Jennifer Lawrence, for the big screen adaptation of Jason Matthews book, Red Sparrow. The film tells how after a horrific accident whilst performing ballet, Russian dancer Dominika (Lawrence) is recruited by her uncle (Matthias Schoenaerts) to attend Sparrow School, albeit … [Read more...]
Take A Dog From Bruce Willis & get L.A. Vengeance
Our latest watch was L.A. Vengeance, a direct to DVD film that would make you think it’s a tough action thriller, with its tagline of Hang Together or Die Alone, showing 2 of its Stars Bruce Willis and Jason Momoa heavily armed. However the cast made us think it seemed very much like an action comedy we had seen a trailer for, but that was called Once Upon a Time in … [Read more...]