Kraven The Hunter gets off to a bad start, proving that the best thing about this long-unawaited superhero film is beginning by nicking Basil Poledouris’ theme from The Hunt for Red October, as the titular …
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Kraven The Hunter gets off to a bad start, proving that the best thing about this long-unawaited superhero film is beginning by nicking Basil Poledouris’ theme from The Hunt for Red October, as the titular …
Continue readingGladiator II opens with a brief, hand-painted summary of the first film over the opening credits, which I wasn’t expecting. Well, I say ‘hand-drawn’, but I expect these days, CGI and AI played their part. …
Continue readingThe Exorcism is the latest of many films to substitute a script in favour of jump scares and a whole load of weird stuff happening. Plus, just over a year since the awful The Pope’s …
Continue readingThe Pope’s Exorcist is a film based on the books written the real Father Gabriel Amorth (played here by Russell Crowe – Thor: Love And Thunder), who was in the role from 1986, right up …
Continue readingPoker Face is a forthcoming movie on Sky Cinema, starring Russell Crowe. Synopsis: A tech billionaire hosts a high-stakes poker game between friends, but the evening takes a turn when long-held secrets are revealed, an …
Continue readingThe Greatest Beer Run Ever has a bizarre premise, but it’s even more bizarre that it’s based on a true story. Starting in Inwood, Northern Manhattan, New York City, in 1967, the Vietnam war has …
Continue readingThor: Love and Thunder begins with Gorr (an unrecognisable Christian Bale) struggling to get through a deserted landscape – and its subsequent sandstorm – with his daughter, until they point where salvation might just come …
Continue readingUnhinged: Before I saw this, I thought the premise was ridiculous and well-worn. After all, how many road rage movies can there be? Or can Russell Crowe actually bring something different to the steering wheel? …
Continue readingBoy Erased is a forthcoming drama about Jared (Lucas Hedges – Lady Bird, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri), the son of a Baptist preacher, who is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program. …
Continue readingThe Mummy is another reboot of the series which begins with London’s £15bn Crossrail project coming across the tomb of Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella – who gave us a great turn as Jaylah in last …
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