Category: Films

Onward Review

You can always rely on a Pixar film to tug at the heartstrings, on Onward is now exception. In a fantasy world where ancient magic has been replaced by modern technology and unicorns fight over food, two brothers discover some magic their late father had left for them...
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Disney+ Streaming Service Review

If there’s one thing we’re going to need during this lockdown, it’s something to watch on TV. Disney have rocked up just in the nick of time with the UK release of Disney+, offering a huge number of Disney stuff (obviously) as well as, for some reason, The...
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Cars 3 Review

McQueen’s back. After the slightly bizarre and unusually shooty Cars 2, this latest Pixar release goes back to focus on racing again, with McQueen starting to struggle against the latest up and coming racers in the Piston Cup. With a 4 year old son I’ve watched the first...
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The Lego Batman Movie Review

The Lego Movie was a huge hit a couple of years back, and so the idea of a whole new Lego Batman film could have ended up going one of two ways. Would it end up being a poorly judged tie-in, loosely hooking onto a guest appearance from...
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Independence Day: Resurgence Review

20 years ago a hit movie was released which charted how aliens attacked Earth and Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum saved them. It was amazing. Today we have a sequel, for some reason. And it sucks. The plot is this: aliens are attacking. Again. This time Will Smith...
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The Secret Life of Pets Review

What happens when you go to work and your pets are left at home? That’s the concept from this new animated film that starts hilariously as animals will treat themselves to snacks, play videogames and just sit. And wait. Then the story kicks in and it’s ultra generic...
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Special Correspondents Review

There’s an argument to suggest that anything Ricky Gervais touches turns to gold. You only need to look at The Office, Extras and Derek to see just how incredible some of his writing has been. And so it was with great anticipation that I sat down in front...
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Hardcore Henry Review

A first person film – shot entirely through the eyes of Henry. This is completely insane. The plot follows that Henry (you?) awaken and are being rehabilitated as a half man half machine. Before your voice box can be installed though baddies turn up and so begins 90+...
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