Cert U | 106 mins
An excellent summer holiday family film, 4 stars.
All Stars is directed by Ben Gregor (D.O.A., Straight 8) and tells the story of a group of kids who fight to save their youth club, The Garage, from the evil local council, who wish to close it down to make way for a car park.
The Garage is run by Gina (Ashley Jensen…more
Cert 15 | 99 mins
4 Stars of tense negotiations
The MV Rozen is Mumbai bound for supplies with sea all around it is still far from shore, the weather is good and we see the crew checking in with their loved ones and the atmosphere on board is relaxed.
Unlike in the office of Orion Seaways the CEO Peter C. Ludvigsen, (Søren Malling, A Royal…more
Cert 15 | 590 mins
4 stars of what the BBC does best.
The White Queen is a lavish affair, a great example of the glee with which the BBC throw themselves into the production of a period drama.
It is based upon the series of novels “The Cousins War“, written by Philippa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl) and is set towards the end of the 15th…more
Cert 15 | 137 mins
4.5 Stars of Awesomeness, Space Battleship Yamato Lives.
This a live action version of the very popular animé series from 1974 of the same name.
2194 Captain Okita (Tsutomu Yamazaki, Departures) finds himself and his armada near the orbit of Mars, as Earth has come under the fire of an alien race that he knows nothing about, apart from they use…more
Cert 15 | 200 mins
4.5 Gritty Re-enactment of Life in the industrial revolution.
1833 Cheshire and if you are unlucky enough to be an orphan or abandoned in your early years and are fit enough to work you will find that you are bought by Mill owners.
They will feed you and cloth you and put a roof over your head. Sounds good and all you…more
Cert 18 | 89 mins
This is a great idea, badly put into practice, only 1.5 stars for this one.
Aftershock is a disaster film, set in the very beautiful coastal town of Valparaiso, Chile. As a tourist guide and advert for Valparaiso, this is an excellent film (they apparently have a lovely funicular railway), as a B-movie, not so much.
Aftershock is written and directed by…more
Cert 15 | 86 mins
3 Star fun in horrorland.
This is what it is, “the fifth and final instalment in a four part trilogy”. With its forked tongue firmly in someone else’s cheek or ear-hole.
We start with Charlie Sheen, (Hot Shots) and Lindsay Lohan, (Herbie Fully Loaded) in a bedroom scene with full Benny Hill music and their visitation of Paranormal Activity which gives the…more
