Our latest watch was We Bought a Zoo, from Jerry Maguire writer/director Cameron Crowe, which was inspired by the true story of Benjamin Mee (played by Matt Damon) The film tells how Mee is struggling as a single father, following the death of his wife, Katherine (Stephanie Szostak) The death has had a major effect on his 14-year-old son, Dylan (Colin Ford) who has now been … [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...]
Is the Shape of Water Oscar Worthy or a Wash Out?
One of the films we were desperate to see was The Shape of Water, the new film from director Guillermo Del Toro, one of our favourite directors. The film was released in America last year so it has felt like ages that we have waited to see this film, and the fact that in that wait, the film has now been nominated for 13 Oscars, well we hoped for something special. The … [Read more...]
Trouble on the Train for Liam Neeson in the Commuter
We headed out to see the new Liam Neeson Action-Thriller The Commuter. The film reteams Liam with Director Jaume Collet-Serra for a 4th time, after Non-Stop; Unknown and Run All Night. The Director also made the great Shark thriller The Shallows. The film opens with a montage of Liam’s Character Michael going through the motions of daily life, to establish he is a commuter. … [Read more...]
Barking Mad About Films Go To The Jumanji Jungle
We went to our local cinema to see Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the sequel to the much-loved late, great Robin Williams family adventure film Jumanji. If the truth is told, the trailers had left us underwhelmed but strong word of mouth had us intrigued. The film does well to establish that the dated board game of the original needed to be upgraded for new tech-savvy … [Read more...]