Nitram tells the story of the events leading up to the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. A mass shooting that led to Australia overhauling its gun laws. It is an incredibly difficult watch featuring some very powerful performances. As to whether it gives insight into why such a thing could happen is up to you … Continue reading Nitram
The life and times of Elvis Aaron Presley (Austin Butler) as seen through the lens of his manager Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). Elvis is a sprawling biopic covering thirty plus years of the King of Rock n Roll’s life. As a result there are significant portions that are covered via montages such as his entire … Continue reading Elvis
Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) and his fellow space travellers get marooned on an inhospitable planet when their fuel source is destroyed. Lightyear taking on the role of test pilot loses years each time he undertakes an unsuccessful hyperspace flight but even whilst his friends age around him he is determined to finish the mission. Just … Continue reading Lightyear
Spiderhead penitentiary run by Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth) conducts drug tests on prisoners in exchange for shorter sentences and the most comfortable open prison imaginable. Jeff (Miles Teller) haunted by the actions that resulted in him being incarcerated starts to question the legitimacy of the tests being conducted on him. Set on the sort of … Continue reading Spiderhead
Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) is a widow who has decided that she wants to explore the sort of sex that she never had in her married life. She hires Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack) and has a series of meetings with him in a hotel. Good Luck To You, Leo Grande is the sort of film … Continue reading Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Four years after the events of Fallen Kingdom dinosaurs now walk the Earth. A company called Biosyn have created a dinosaur haven in the Dolomites, Italy where they can continue to do genetic research for the benefit of mankind. Whilst familiar faces from the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World franchises will converge whilst chasing the … Continue reading Jurassic World Dominion
William “Tell” Tillich (Oscar Isaac) learned how to count cards whilst in prison. Now he is a gambler who knows to keep his winnings modest in order to stop being barred from the minor casinos he visits as he travels the country. When he decides to visit a convention on security techniques he meets two … Continue reading The Card Counter
After Harper (Jessie Buckley) witnesses her husband James (Paapa Essiedu) fall to his death from the balcony of their London flat she retreats to the countryside to “heal”. However the men that she meets there (all played by Rory Kinnear) are a little less than welcoming. As the story unfolds we will keep returning to … Continue reading Men
Martin Scorsese is a cinematic god. When I was a teenager Goodfellas was a film that you pretended you had seen even if your parents absolutely would not let you watch it. By the time I was in college I had probably viewed it a dozen times. In fact for me when I began watching … Continue reading Martin Scorsese Retrospective
The Belcher family are behind on loan payments and need to make money fast to save the restaurant. There is only one problem though, a sinkhole has appeared in front of the restaurant meaning no one can get in. When a skeleton is found in the sinkhole matters seem like they can not get worse … Continue reading The Bob’s Burgers Movie
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