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This summer, we were introduced to a world where no one remembers The Beatles. Yesterday, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, and Ed Sheeran, tells the story of a struggling musician from Suffolk, England who, having been involved in an accident after all of the electricity in the world flicked ofContinue reading “Yesterday: Film Review”

Annihilation delivers a stunning addition to the sci-fi genre. The film revolves around a team of 5 women, each with a different skill set (biologist, physicist, geologist, paramedic and a psychologist), who are sent to investigate a strange meteor that is altering its surrounding environment and eventually Earth. Writer and Director Alex Garland (somewhat adaptingContinue reading “Annihilation: Film Review”

The second big rock and roll biopic of the last two years took the form of Rocketman, the biopic of legendary British artist: Elton John. Spanning from his childhood to his comeback out of a drug abuse rehabilitation centre, Rocketman tells the story of Elton’s rise into the music industry, his struggles with his family,Continue reading “Rocketman: Film Review”

Continuing Joe Berlinger’s year of Ted Bundy, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is Berlinger’s second Bundy relate project of 2019, following the four-episode documentary released earlier this year. Starring Zac Efron as Bundy and Lily Collins as Bundy’s love interest; Liz Kendall. For those unfamiliar with the story, Ted Bundy was a serial killer,Continue reading “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: Film Review”

Directed by the illustrious Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy is the story of a passionate young man, Murad Ahmaed (portrayed by Ranveer Singh). A rap and hip hop lover, Murad “Gully Boy” Ahmed makes his way in the musical industry from Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India. The film is based loosely on a true story, thatContinue reading “Gully Boy: Film Review”

My Tom-Cruise-can-actually-act revolution continued with Cameron Crowe’s Vanilla Sky. Vanilla Sky is a film following the story of an indulgent, entitled young man, who inherited his fathers publishing empire. With the world at his fingertips, he lives what could only be described as the dream; until his antics catch up with him when a resentfulContinue reading “Vanilla Sky Film Review”

Quite simply the entertainment event of all time, Avengers Endgame is the culmination of Marvel’s 22 film tapestry. What started way back when in 2008 with Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man comes to a thunderous close 11 years later, continuing the thread after the events of Avengers Infinity War, where Thanos (Josh Brolin) succeedsContinue reading “Avengers Endgame: Film Review”

Billed as a good DCEU movie (a rarity let me tell you), 2019s Shazam! is a film about a boy who gains super powers that he can switch on an off by shouting the name “Shazam”. Billy Batson, a foster child who’s proved a nuisance of every kind to the child protection services, is transportedContinue reading “Shazam!: Film Review”

Hugh Jackman’s (or the Jack-Man as I like to call him) latest project took the form of former Presidential candidate Gary Hart biopic titled The Front Runner. Jackman plays Hart as the lead in the film which also stars JK Simmons, Vera Farmiga, and Bill Burr among others. The film is about the true storyContinue reading “The Front Runner: Film Review”

Hugh Jackman’s (or the Jack-Man as I like to call him) latest project took the form of former Presidential candidate Gary Hart biopic titled The Front Runner. Jackman plays Hart as the lead in the film which also stars JK Simmons, Vera Farmiga, and Bill Burr among others. The film is about the true storyContinue reading “The Front Runner: Film Review”