The Irishman (2019)

Question, how often are you inspired to see a new film simply because of the name of the director attached to it? It’s fair to say that the majority of us rarely are, simply because star power tends to be something infant of the camera rather than behind it. That is, of course, unless the…

Marriage Story (2019)

Did you know that it has been 22 years since a film picked up both Best Actor and Best Actress at the Academy Awards? Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt enjoyed a double win back in 1997 for As Good As It Gets, and in the 90-plus year history of the awards ,there have only been…

Frozen II (2019)

It’s hard to believe that Frozen is nearly seven years old, simply because it feels like it never went away! From Let It Go to Elsa costumes to Olaf toys and everything in-between, the film became the kind of cultural phenomenon that Disney hadn’t experienced for a while, it’s almost as if audiences prefer new…

Last Christmas (2019)

Anyone who knows me will be able to tell you that when it comes to Christmas movies, I have a very low tolerance threshold. There are only a handful of pictures that I can say I fully love, some critically great like The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol and Love Actually, and others…

The Report (2019)

I don’t know about you, but I have a real soft spot for political scandal and corruption films. They hold a strange but strong place in my heart for being the kinds of movies that I watch once and never again, usually because they feature uncomfortable home truths that provide a lot of gripping drama,…

The Good Liar (2019)

When it comes to film genres that always seem to have an appetite inducing effect on general audiences, the book adaptation crime thriller is right up there at the top of the tree. We love a bit of drama, we love a crime or two and we certainly love a twist, and with a mountain…

The Aeronauts (2019)

Given the sheer amount of possible PR and advertising avenues these days, it is very rarely that I go into a film having seen or heard absolutely nothing about it. In a fortnight filled with high profile Netflix releases like The King and The Irishman, The Aeronauts transpired to be a perfect example of such!…

The King (2019)

Let me be clear. I love the traditional experience of cinema as much as the next movie lover, but when a film is longer than two hours and I am presented with the chance to watch its release at home on Netflix instead, you can be damn sure I’m going to do just that. Having…

After The Wedding (2019)

With the first of what might be four reviews in the next seven days, I think I can safely state that the lazy days of the summer blockbusters are well and truly done for the year! As the superheroes start to subside, what feels like dozens of potentially interesting releases start to hit the screens…