It has been another busy film watching year for us, and whilst our top ten again features sequels a plenty, there was many original films that we liked too. Like everyone else we loved the excitement for cinema caused by Barbenheimer, we saw both and enjoyed Barbie, but I think our expectations had been sky high going in, and whilst we did love it, it didn't make our top … [Read more...]
Our Mid Year Top Ten Films of 2023
As we pass the halfway point of 2023, we look back on the films we have watched for the first time this year and share our top ten of the year so far. We start with some honourable mentions which didn't quite make our top ten: Elvis - A first time watch of this great biopic about the relationshop between the famous singer and his manager Colonel Tom Parker. Plane - … [Read more...]
Was it Worth The Toys Coming Out to Play Again in Toy Story 4?
Director: Josh Cooley Writing Credits: John Lasseter; Andrew Stanton; Josh Cooley; Valerie LaPointe; Rashida Jones; Will McCormack; Martin Hynes and Stephany Folsom Voice Cast: Tom Hanks; Tim Allen; Annie Potts; Tony Hale; Keegan Michael-Key; Jordan Peele; Ally Maki; Christine Hendricks; Joan Cusack; Bonnie Hunt; Kristen Schaal; Wallace Shawn; John Ratzenberger and Keanu … [Read more...]
Were We A Fan Of Swiss Army Man?
We watched Swiss Army Man this weekend, its one of those films we kept hearing about but due to limited cinema release, hadn’t seen. Now when a film is described as a cross between Robert Zemeckis drama Cast Away but with a large element of comedy cult classic Weekend at Bernie's it certainly grabbed our interest, mainly out of curiosity. Bernie's centres around 2 friends … [Read more...]
We Read The Circle Ahead Of It’s Big Screen Adaptation
We recently saw a trailer for The Circle, a film that I guess in part looked like a dark version of The Social Network. You can’t help but notice when the film has a cast of Tom Hanks; Emma Watson; Karen Gillan and John Boyega. With us already deciding we wanted to see this, to help with the wait for its release, we also noticed from the trailer, the film was based on a book … [Read more...]