We normally share a review of the previous month, but with that being December, all our movie watches had been pretty much festive rated. So, we are going to use this as a time to review the year instead. You can already read about our top ten films of the year here so let’s look at the television highlights. BEST RETURING SHOW: - WILL TRENT (Disney+) We were already … [Read more...]
Does Tim Burton’s new Dumbo film Soar?
Synopsis: A travelling circus buy a pregnant Elephant to get more spectators to their show but are shocked to find that when born, the baby has huge ears but also a hidden talent which will get their small circus noticed on a much larger scale Director: Tim Burton Writers: Ehren Kruger plus Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl (writers of the Novel) Stars: … [Read more...]
Is Fantastic Beasts as Magical as Harry Potter Was?
One of the most anticipated films, Fantastic Beasts (and where to find them), was our choice of film this week. The film would send us back into the wizarding world, created by J.K. Rowling, which we last saw in the 8th and final Harry Potter film in 2011. That film, also directed by Fantastic Beasts, David Yates, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was best known for … [Read more...]
The Good & The Bad Of The Reboot/Remake
The reboot/remake is becoming increasingly more popular, with old favourites being turned into new movies or the now popular spin-off TV shows, with Lethal Weapon and Mallrats being the latest to be announced. The idea is of course not new, one of our favourite films of all time John Carpenter’s The Thing was a remake of 1951 classic The Thing From Another World. In … [Read more...]
Solace: Farrell and Hopkins see into the future
In a quiet week of cinema releases, a film called Solace was released starring Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell, we hadn’t heard of it before, had not even seen a trailer so felt like one of those many direct to DVD’s films Nicolas Cage turns up in of late. So we were quite happy to let this one pass us by until we read an article about the film where we discovered that the … [Read more...]