08th Aug2024

‘The Fall Guy’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke, Ben Knight, Matuse, Adam Dunn | Written by Drew Pearce | Directed by David Leitch Stunts have been at the forefront of cinema since the beginning. Some of the earliest directors, actors, and writers were the very best stunt performers. Think […]

29th Jul2024

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Matthew Macfadyen | Written by Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Shawn Levy | Directed by Shawn Levy Is it possible to have soulless fun? Fun where there is no meaning behind it, where you even question your […]

07th May2024

‘The Fall Guy’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke, Ben Knight, Matuse, Adam Dunn | Written by Drew Pearce | Directed by David Leitch Stunts have been at the forefront of cinema since the beginning. Some of the earliest directors, actors, and writers were the very best stunt performers. Think […]

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13th Mar2024

96th Annual Academy Awards – Our Oscars 2024 Report

by Alex Ginnelly

Sunday saw the 96th Annual Oscars ceremony broadcast live across the world, and for UK audiences it saw the show broadcast on ITV. There is lots to be said about this year’s Oscars, from winners and losers, to poor broadcasting panels – it is safe to say the award season gave us everything we’re used […]

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23rd Feb2024

‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Fionnula Flanagan, Hunter Schafer, Ashley Liao, Joshua Kantara, Amélie Hoeferle, Hunter Schafer | Written by Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt | Directed by Francis Lawrence It’s been eight years since we last visited the world of Panem. Now the world spans to five films and […]

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07th Feb2024

‘Argylle’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Richard E. Grant, John Cena, Tomás Paredes | Written by Jason Fuchs | Directed by Matthew Vaughn Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle seems to have spilt audiences and critics all over the world. From being branded as over-the-top fun, to the worst film […]

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05th Feb2024

‘All of Us Strangers’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell | Written and Directed by Andrew Haigh There are few, maybe even only a handful of actors that can truly look into your souls and crush you. A look across their face is all it takes to devastate you. Andrew Scott is one of them. He […]

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02nd Jan2024

‘Ferrari’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese, Derek Hill, Leonardo Caimi, Gabriel Leone, Michele Savoia | Written by Troy Kennedy Martin, Brock Yates | Directed by Michael Mann It has been 8 years since Michael Mann last had a film in cinemas, the hugely underrated Blackhat. Now he is back, and we can […]

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28th Dec2023

Alex’s Top 10 Films of 2023

by Alex Ginnelly

2023 has felt like things are starting to get back on track for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. The year has seen some fantastic films and box office numbers hitting some great heights, in particular that phenomena that was the Barbie and Oppenheimer weekend. It’s clear for the first time, in a long […]

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18th Dec2023

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Yuya Endo, Kisuke Iida, Sae Nagatani, Ozuno Nakamura | Written and Directed by Takashi Yamazaki After debuting on the big screen in 1954, Godzilla has become famous throughout all of cinema. Staring in over thirty films, the giant lizard has […]

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11th Dec2023

‘Wonka’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Freya Parker, Keegan-Michael Key, Colin O’Brien, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Charlotte Ritchie, Phil Wang | Written by Paul King, Simon Farnaby | Directed by Paul King Paul King has worked some of his Paddington heart and magic to create a […]

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29th Nov2023

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Mads Mikkelsen | Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp | Directed by James Mangold Indiana Jones is back. This time around he’s back to fight nazis and chase down another McGuffin. It’s a […]

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27th Nov2023

‘Napoleon’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar, Paul Rhys, Ben Miles, Riana Duce, Ludivine Sagnier, Edouard Philipponnat, Miles Jupp, Scott Handy, Youssef Kerkour | Written by David Scarpa | Directed by Ridley Scott “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend” – one of cinema’s most famous quotes from John Ford’s 1962 […]

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20th Nov2023

‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Fionnula Flanagan, Hunter Schafer, Ashley Liao, Joshua Kantara, Amélie Hoeferle, Hunter Schafer | Written by Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt | Directed by Francis Lawrence It’s been eight years since we last visited the world of Panem. Now the world spans to five films and […]

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13th Nov2023

‘The Killer’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sophie Charlotte, Emiliano Pernía, Gabriel Polanco | Written by Alexis Nolent, Luc Jacamon, Andrew Kevin Walker | Directed by David Fincher David Fincher is back on Netflix. His last project, 2020’s Mank, also shared the comfort of your home on Netflix. It seems Netflix […]

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30th Oct2023

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling, David Lind, Christian Stokes, Joseph Poliquin | Written by Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Emma Tammi | Directed by Emma Tammi We’ve always known what creeps us out. From clowns to small tight spaces, we as an audience have been subjected […]

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25th Oct2023

‘Barbie’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Sharon Rooney, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, John Cena, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell | Written by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach | Directed by Greta Gerwig In a world that has gifted Greta Gerwig the possibility to focus […]

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23rd Oct2023

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, Janae Collins, Jillian Dion, Jason Isbell, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepherd, Everett Waller, Talee Redcorn, Yancey Red Corn, Tatanka Means | Written by Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, David Grann | Directed by Martin Scorsese Scorsese […]

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28th Jul2023

‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, Jason Wong | Written by Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio | Directed by Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley I have never played a single minute of the famous Dungeons and Dragons game, but if the experience is […]

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27th Jul2023

‘Barbie’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Sharon Rooney, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, John Cena, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell | Written by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach | Directed by Greta Gerwig In a world that has gifted Greta Gerwig the possibility to focus […]

27th Jul2023

‘Oppenheimer’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Scott Grimes, Jason Clarke | Written by Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin | Directed by Christopher Nolan On the detonation of the atom bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer famously quoted the Bhagavad Gita saying “Now I become Death, the destroyer of worlds”. There […]

17th Jul2023

‘Evil Dead Rise’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher, Alyssa Sutherland, Lilly Sullivan | Written and Directed by Lee Cronin Evil Dead Rise doesn’t do anything to reinvent the wheel or try anything too groundbreaking but reminds us how fun an Evil Dead film can be. It takes us back into the world and shows the horrors […]

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