Margin call (financial thriller drama) for fans of The Big Short 5/5
Longlegs (Horror) Excellent Nic Cage performance as a the deranged killer 3.5/5
Black coats daughter(Horror) supernatural, psychological horror. One of those slow burns 3/5
Election(comedy) Reese Witherspoon is a gem. 3/5
Goin South (comedy/western) a quirky little movie directed by and starring Jack Nicholson 3/5
The lost city of Z(biographical adventure) based on the experiences of British surveyor Percy Fawcett.4/5
Blackberry (biographical drama) charts the rise and fall of the Blackberry smartphone device.4.5/5
Nocturnal Animals(psychological thriller) a tense neo-noir written, directed, and produced by fashion designer Tom Ford. Great cast and story 5/5
Twisters(action) a fun sequel to the Twister movie from the nineties . 3.5/5
Kinds of Kindness(black comedy) 3 films in one. Yorgos Lanthimos writes and directs. Expect the unexpected with him and the great cast he used for all three stories.4.5/5
Maxxxine(horror) third instalment of the X series. Not my bag really 2/5
Gladiator 2(action)sequel to Ridley Scott’s hugely successful Gladiator film. Bit of a letdown. A carbon copy of the first film with a forgettable lead. I will revisit this one though 3/5
Deadpool & Wolverine(comic book action) I enjoyed the first two Deadpool movies immensely but this one just leaned too hard into the meta references More is not always better. A hugely financially successful movie thoug, so good for Disney I guess. 3/5
Alien Romulus(horror/sci-fi) the original Alien is a slasher film set in space. This current iteration really leaned into that. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. A great young cast as well. I would probably rank it fourth in the franchise. 4/5
The Substance(2024) and The Fly (1986) double feature night (body horror) wow what a great pairing of the new and old(er). The substance is great a “Black Mirror” style of story with excellent gross special F/X and of course Cronenberg is the master of the genre with The Fly remake.4/5
Juror #2(courtroom drama) Clint Eastwood latest film. Very heavy 12 Angry Men vibes. Leaves you in thought well after the movie ends. Toni Collette always sensational. 5/5
I saw Alien Romulus at the cinema and went in worried that it’d be yet another butchering of one of my favourite franchises, and was very pleasantly surprised. I’ll definitely be grabbing it on Blu-Ray.
Some movies I have watched recently:
Margin call (financial thriller drama) for fans of The Big Short 5/5
Longlegs (Horror) Excellent Nic Cage performance as a the deranged killer 3.5/5
Black coats daughter(Horror) supernatural, psychological horror. One of those slow burns 3/5
Election(comedy) Reese Witherspoon is a gem. 3/5
Goin South (comedy/western) a quirky little movie directed by and starring Jack Nicholson 3/5
The lost city of Z(biographical adventure) based on the experiences of British surveyor Percy Fawcett.4/5
Blackberry (biographical drama) charts the rise and fall of the Blackberry smartphone device.4.5/5
Nocturnal Animals(psychological thriller) a tense neo-noir written, directed, and produced by fashion designer Tom Ford. Great cast and story 5/5
Twisters(action) a fun sequel to the Twister movie from the nineties . 3.5/5
Kinds of Kindness(black comedy) 3 films in one. Yorgos Lanthimos writes and directs. Expect the unexpected with him and the great cast he used for all three stories.4.5/5
Maxxxine(horror) third instalment of the X series. Not my bag really 2/5
Gladiator 2(action)sequel to Ridley Scott’s hugely successful Gladiator film. Bit of a letdown. A carbon copy of the first film with a forgettable lead. I will revisit this one though 3/5
Deadpool & Wolverine(comic book action) I enjoyed the first two Deadpool movies immensely but this one just leaned too hard into the meta references More is not always better. A hugely financially successful movie thoug, so good for Disney I guess. 3/5
Alien Romulus(horror/sci-fi) the original Alien is a slasher film set in space. This current iteration really leaned into that. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. A great young cast as well. I would probably rank it fourth in the franchise. 4/5
The Substance(2024) and The Fly (1986) double feature night (body horror) wow what a great pairing of the new and old(er). The substance is great a “Black Mirror” style of story with excellent gross special F/X and of course Cronenberg is the master of the genre with The Fly remake.4/5
Juror #2(courtroom drama) Clint Eastwood latest film. Very heavy 12 Angry Men vibes. Leaves you in thought well after the movie ends. Toni Collette always sensational. 5/5
MASSIVE disapointment. Not a single warbird in the whole film, nor a reference to the neutral zone!
What you did there, I see it… you mustn’t have been cloaked.
I saw Alien Romulus at the cinema and went in worried that it’d be yet another butchering of one of my favourite franchises, and was very pleasantly surprised. I’ll definitely be grabbing it on Blu-Ray.
Ooo, The Substance with Demi Moore? I think I missed theatrical release. Was super keen to see.
It is available to stream.