The Lion King 2019 brings us… The Lion King, again. Okay, so it’s been 25 years since the Disney original, and along the way we’ve had the musical, but I haven’t seen either, and I still don’t care. Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. […]
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Solo: A Star Wars Story – Beforehand, I had a really bad feeling about this. Why? when I first heard about the man who was playing Han Solo, I was instantly disheartened. It’s Alden Ehrenreich (Rules Don’t Apply). My choice – as I’ve said many times before – would be Anthony Ingruber (below) who played […]
Posted in Cinema films, Movies, Reviews Tags: A Star Wars Story, Alden Ehrenreich, Allison Shearmur, Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, George Lucas, Ian Kenny, John Powell, John Tui, Jon Favreau, Jonathan Kasdan, Joonas Suotamo, Kathleen Kennedy, Lawrence Kasdan, Linda Hunt, Paul Bettany, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ron Howard, Simon Emanuel, Solo, Thandie Newton, Warwick Davis, Woody Harrelson No Comments »Solo… Han Solo… Ooh, it’s like James Bond all over again, but that has been revealed as the title of the Star Wars spin-off released in May, although the full-title is technically, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Sadly, it’s not a movie version of Felicity Kendal’s ’80s sitcom, but you can’t have everything. The brief […]
Posted in Movie, TV & game trailers, News Tags: A Star Wars Story, Alden Ehrenreich, Allison Shearmur, Clint Howard, Deepak Anand, Donald Glover, Douglas Robson, Emilia Clarke, Han Solo, Ian Kenny, John Powell, Jon Kasdan, Joonas Suotamo, Kathleen Kennedy, Lawrence Kasdan, Paul Bettany, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Richard Dixon, Ron Howard, Sarah-Stephanie, Simon Emanuel, Solo, Thandie Newton, Warwick Davis, Woody Harrelson, star wars No Comments »Solo… Han Solo… Ooh, it’s like James Bond all over again, but that has been revealed as the title of the Christmas 2018 Star Wars spin-off, although the full-title is technically, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Sadly, it’s not a movie version of Felicity Kendal’s ’80s sitcom, but you can’t have everything. Still, the premise […]
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Spider-Man Homecoming reboots the Spidey franchise to fit in with all the Marvel Avengers movies, after Andrew Garfield’s turn was cut short of a potential third movie (a shame, since 2014’s sequel was a definite improvement on his 2012 suit-wearing debut) So is this new change resulting in Spider Chic or Spider Shabby? With all […]
Posted in Cinema films, Movies, Reviews Tags: Abraham Attah, Amy Pascal, Angourie Rice, Bokeem Woodbine, Chris McKenna, Christopher Ford, Donald Glover, Erik Sommers, Garcelle Beauvais, Gary Weeks, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hannibal Buress, Jacob Batalon, Jennifer Connelly, John Francis Daley, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, Jonathan Goldstein, Kenneth Choi, Kevin Feige, Laura Harrier, Logan Marshall-Green, Marisa Tomei, Martin Starr, Michael Chernus, Michael Giacchino, Michael Keaton, Michael Mando, Robert Downey Jr., Selenis Leyva, Spider-Man Homecoming, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Tom Holland, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Zendaya No Comments »Spider-Man Homecoming releases a second trailer which is, again, just a noisy mess, and centres around young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) beginning to figure out his new-found identity as web-slinging superhero Spider-Man. Following on from the dire Captain America: Civil War, he returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye […]
Posted in Movie, TV & game trailers Tags: Angourie Rice, Bokeem Woodbine, Chris McKenna, Christopher Ford, Donald Glover, Erik Sommers, Hannibal Buress, John Francis Daley, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, Jonathan Goldstein, Logan Marshall-Green, Marisa Tomei, Martin Starr, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Spider-Man Homecoming, Stan Lee, Tom Holland No Comments »Spider-Man Homecoming releases a second trailer which is, again, just a noisy mess, and centres around young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) beginning to figure out his new-found identity as web-slinging superhero Spider-Man. Following on from the dire Captain America: Civil War, he returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May, under the watchful eye […]
Posted in Movie, TV & game trailers Tags: Angourie Rice, Bokeem Woodbine, Chris McKenna, Christopher Ford, Donald Glover, Erik Sommers, Hannibal Buress, John Francis Daley, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, Jonathan Goldstein, Logan Marshall-Green, Marisa Tomei, Martin Starr, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Spider-Man Homecoming, Stan Lee, Tom Holland No Comments »Spider-Man Homecoming has yet to have any sort of confirmed plot – and the trailer is just a noisy mess – but it obviously centres around young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) beginning to figure out his new-found identity as web-slinging superhero Spider-Man. Directed by Jon Watts from a script by him and FIVE OTHER PEOPLE. […]
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The Martian is Matt Damon‘s character, Mark Watney, part of the six-strong Ares III mission, visiting the red planet to collect soil samples etc. Unfortunately, some planet seem to have worse weather than Greater Manchester (yes, I know, it’s a rarity) and the upshot is that Watney is marooned on Mars after being assumed dead. […]
Posted in Blu-ray, Movies, Reviews Tags: Aditya Sood, Aksel Hennie, Andy Weir, Benedict Wong, Chen Shu, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, Drew Goddard, Eddy Ko, Enzo Cilenti, Geoffrey Thomas, Gruffudd Glyn, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, Jonathan Aris, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Huffam, Matt Damon, Michael Peña, Michael Schaefer, Naomi Scott, Nick Mohammed, Ridley Scott, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Simon Kinberg, The Martian No Comments » The Martian is Matt Damon‘s character, Mark Watney, part of the six-strong Ares III mission, visiting the red planet to collect soil samples etc. Unfortunately, some planet seem to have worse weather than Greater Manchester (yes, I know, it’s a rarity) and the upshot is that Watney is marooned on Mars after being assumed dead. […]
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