28 Years Later Movie Review
We start this time on a small Scottish island that has largely endured the Rage virus due to its isolation from the mainland. Times have become much simpler with that remoteness. There is however a waterway that links to the mainland during low tide and it becomes a rite of passage to cross it and kill a zombie with a bow and arrow. That of course makes no sense.
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This foolishness leads Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to take his young son Jimmy (Rocco Haynes) on just ...
Spanish Film Festival 2025 – El 47 Movie Review
These transplanted communities were improvised and garnered few in the government that really cared about their plight. In the heart of this world, we meet Manolo Vital (Eduard Fernández) a man with a pronounced sense of empathy who rallies the people around him to improve their plight in life.
From extremely humble beginnings we then catch up with Manolo twenty years later. His lot in life has improved but his local community is still ignored by the local government and lacks almost ...
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina Movie Review
Starting with part 2 they expanded the Wick Universe by creating a concept called the High Table with its arcane rules and extreme sense of justice. This has gone some way to supplying a backbone to the story arc and they have leaned into this in every film since. With Ballerina it barely generates a mention and it’s a sad absence because this work is very light on dynamics and story.
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Ana de Armas is fine as the main character Eve and her ability in the fight ...
Karate Kid: Legends Movie Review
Ben Wang is outstanding as the new young lead and his innate reserve and charm make him a hero very easy to get behind. Having Jackie Chan as his mentor this time goes a long way to overcome the sadness of Pat Morita’s passing and the return of the original kid Ralph Macchio offers a pleasant bit of sentimentality.
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The story this time is set in New York and as always, the great city and its people play an important role and provide both colourful characters and ...
Lilo & Stitch Movie Review
Newcomer Maia Kealoha plays Lilo, an outsider mourning the loss of both her parents while living with her sister Nani (Sydney Agudong). She is a precocious little girl whose behaviour and manner borders on the annoying but you can see the inherent goodness underneath. When the outcast blue alien Stitch comes into her life, it’s a perfect match.
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The fact that both are troublemakers and free spirits plays into the film’s central theme of not judging people ...
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Movie Review
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning brings the current series to a close and provides a rousing finish. Everything is ramped up to eleven and It pushes improbable to preposterous and remains overdriven throughout its entire 169 minute running time. It barely pauses for a breath. The main characters are firmly defined by now and show minimal growth. There is also a curious lack of humour shown as that break in intensity would have helped with the peak energy moments.
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German Film Festival 2025 – I Want It All: Hildegard Knef Movie Review
In her teens she studied acting and that passion to entertain fuelled her life and livelihood for the rest of her days. Her story is one of the brutalities of enduring cancer (and its many surgeries) and the judgemental whims of the conservative times. She acted in German films and post-war was contracted to an American studio that had no idea of what to do with her. Music was an important driver of her success and provided a singing career that transcended acting and lasted throughout her ...
Dale Frank Nobody’s Sweetie Movie Review
The film gives you snapshots of his life. His move to Europe and his artistic output then that coincided with the Punk movement in England during the Thatcher years. His slow integration into the upper echelon of the Australian art world, the socioeconomic realities of the eighties and a late-in-life diagnosis of Autism that was a major revelation.
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Throughout it all he just kept creating art. The film includes an amazing selection of his works as still images and ...
Thunderbolts* Movie Review
The fact that the MCU regular regulars are mostly absent only reinforces the change in direction. Florence Pugh as family member Yelena tries her best to carry the film and it’s great to see a not-so-perfect woman be the heart and soul of the work. Comic interludes also play a large role in establishing the newish feel.
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The big evil this time is a bit hard to categorise and the two characters actor Lewis Pullman plays, Robert Reynolds or Bob and Sentry are two ...
The Accountant 2 Movie Review
Tightly wound (and rather deadly) accountant Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) and his alpha-male brother Braxton (Jon Bernthal) do all the heavy lifting and provide the film with its best moments. They fight like only brothers can and then kick butt like only cinematic bad boys can and it’s a blast to behold.
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Their slowly developing relationship provides a few touching moments and their general way with each other is played mostly for laughs. A lot of the gags hit ...
