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 Follow the Marvel Avengers into an Infinity War!
Our latest watch was the latest Marvel Comics film, Avengers: Infinity War and if we are honest, went in with low expectations Which is odd, as whilst we often think we are tired of these films, they always leave us pleasantly surprised, I guess it’s because of the film's genre current almost monopoly of the box office, we see less new original content, though this is in … [Read more...]
We Take A Trip To The Stop-Animation World of Isle of Dogs
We being Barking Mad About Films, love a dog film so Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion animation film, Isle of Dogs, was an obvious must-see film for us. However, we have to say its storyline for us was heartbreaking so we were not sure how much we would enjoy this one. Set in a dystopian near-future Japan, its leaders led by Mayor Kobayashi (Voiced by Kunichi Nomura) would … [Read more...]
On the Rampage with Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson
Our latest Cinema trip was to see the latest big action film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reteaming him with his San Andreas & Journey 2 director Brad Peyton. Rampage is the latest film to be based on an Arcade game, which in the past have not produced the best films so it would be interesting to see if this one would buck that trend. The film opens with a space … [Read more...]
We Highly Recommend This WONDERful Family Movie
This week we saw the Stephen Chbosky film, Wonder, based on the best-seller by R.J. Palacio. It’s a heartwarming drama about a young boy called August ‘Auggie’ Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) a boy with a strong facial deformity from childbirth, who has been homeschooled most of his young life, is now to enter into school life, as his family feel he needs to do this to experience … [Read more...]