Annihilation
Year: 2018 Directed by: Alex Garland Starring: Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny Written by Rhys Bowen Jones Alex Garland had been floating on the edges of Hollywood fame for years before he made it big. He’s a…
REVIEW: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
In 10 films spanning 41 years, ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is the first of the franchise that started and ended production under a big black cloud. Original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, wanting to make a “space comedy” were let go just 6…
Anon
Year: 2018 Directed by: Andrew Nicol Cast: Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore, Sonya Walger, Mark O’Brien Written by Chris Gelderd This 2018 British science fiction thriller is directed and written by Andrew Niccol and stars Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore, Sonya Walger and Mark O’Brien. In the not too distant future,…
Rampage
Year: 2018 Directed by: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Written by Megan Williams Video game-to-film adaptations have always had a bad reputation, and have rarely been accurate to their source material. However, the arrival of new film…
Ready Player One
Year: 2018 Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance Written by Jo Craig During the eighties and nineties, standing before a chunky black mirror — fingers and thumbs strategically placed over buttons — was the norm for…
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Year: 2018 Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman Written by Rhys Bowen Jones Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ is, unashamedly, a favourite of mine. Taking the craftsmanship and dedication of the man behind…
Mute
Year: 2018 Directed by: Duncan Jones Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Seyneb Saleh Written by Fiona Underhill When I heard a new Duncan Jones film was coming to Netflix, I was excited. I loved both ‘Moon’ and ‘Source Code’ and it looked like ‘Mute’ would…
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (3D)
Year: 1991 (2D), 2017 (3D) Director: James Cameron Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick Written by Chris Gelderd So much can be said about a film as important and ground-breaking as this after over 25 years of constant adoration and cultural significance. This…
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Year: 2017 Director: Luc Besson Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke Written by Fiona Underhill Well, it’s difficult to know where to start with this one. I am a fan of the director – I loved ‘Leon’ and ‘The Fifth Element’…
War for the Planet of the Apes
Year: 2017 Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Amiah Miller, Gabriel Chavarria Written by Rhys Bowen Jones The rebooted Planet of the Apes trilogy has had a strange existence. With ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’,…