Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is a morbidly obese English teacher facing into the fact that soon he will die as his heart slowly fails from the pressure his obesity has placed on it. In his final days he seeks to reconnect with his daughter Ellie (Sadie Sink) whilst also trying to be open and honest with … Continue reading The Whale
Opening in 1926 and finishing in 1952 Babylon tells the stories of a number of people within Hollywood as the burgeoning art form of film came to terms with the advent of “talkies”. However the tone and focus is less on reverence and prestige and more on cacophonous humour and uncontrolled hedonism. Our leading characters … Continue reading Babylon
Lydia Tar (Cate Blanchett) is a world renowned conductor and composer. A protege of Leonard Bernstein, a rare holder of the famous EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award winner) and the first female chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Her latest book is shortly to be released, this time … Continue reading Tar
Captain Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) is flying a commercial airline from Singapore to Tokyo on New Years Eve when a lightning strike takes out their electronics forcing a crash landing on a remote island off of the Philippines. The passenger list numbers less than twenty people but does include Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), a man … Continue reading Plane
When Cady (Violet McGraw) is orphaned in a car accident she goes to live with her aunt Gemma (Allison Williams). Whilst Gemma may be overawed with the idea of being a parent she has a solution via her career as a robotics engineer. She builds an A.I. friend for her niece named M3gan (Amie Donald … Continue reading M3gan
Otto (Tom Hanks) is a grumpy old man who is bitterly rude to everyone, especially those who do not adhere to the strict routines and rules of the neighbourhood he lives in. Following the recent death of his wife he has decided not to stay on this mortal coil any longer but his attempted suicide … Continue reading A Man Called Otto
A biopic of Weird Al Yankovic (Daniel Radcliffe) that is also a parody of biopics. Weird seemed like a fantastic idea to me and the trailer made me genuinely excited to watch the film but the end product is about as hit and miss as the titular singer's output. There are moments that seem genuinely … Continue reading Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Opening on Christmas Eve 1980 and finishing in the autumn of 1981 Empire of Light tells the story of two employees at the Empire cinema in Margate, Kent. Hilary (Olivia Colman) is the duty manager and when we meet her she is sad and numb. An unseen event earlier in the year has clearly shaken … Continue reading Empire Of Light
When their android helper Yang (Justin H. Min) stops working his family have to come to terms with what he meant to them. His father Jake (Colin Farrell) goes on a journey of discovery about who Yang was in his attempts to have him repaired whilst his mother Kyra (Jodie Turner-Smith) and sister Mika (Malae … Continue reading After Yang
When Sarah (Karen Gillan) discovers she has a terminal disease she opts to have a clone of herself made to take over when she dies. However when she makes an unexpected recovery the clone refuses to be decommissioned and exercises her right to request a duel to the death. Sarah’s clone takes over her life. … Continue reading Dual (2022)
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