The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Samuel L Jackson plays Darius Kincaid, an incarcerated hitman who’s a witness in a war crimes trial in The Hague. When the convoy transporting him is intercepted, Interpol Agent Rousell […]
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Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow (European Gigolo, to use her full name) re-teams with writer Mark Boal for this uncompromisingly realistic dramatisation of Detroit’s 1967 riot, focusing on the murder of three young black men […]
Another Shark Movie
Warbling popstrel Mandy Moore sinks to new depths in 47 Metres Down, just about the least scary title since Johannes Roberts’ last film, The Other Side of the Door. 47 is […]
A Ghost Story
From the distributors of A Goat Story (AKA The Witch) comes A Ghost Story from the point of view of the ghost. And if you think that sounds interesting, think again. […]
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
John Scheinfeld’s documentary combines John Coltrane’s own words (read by Denzel Washington) with insight and praise from his fans; everyone from Carlos Santana to President Bill Clinton. Can you imagine Trump […]
Aftermath
When Roman’s daughter and unborn grandchild are killed in a plane crash, he seeks revenge against those responsible, leading him to the air traffic controller who oversaw the disaster. It’s […]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Avatar meets Barbarella meets one of those 3D theme park “Experiences” in Luc Besson’s barmy new space opera, set on a 28th-century space station populated by a thousand different species. […]
Hounds of Love
Based on the ‘Moorhouse Murders‘ of 1986, this Australian horror film sees a serial killer couple, Evelyn and John (Emma Booth and Stephen Curry), abduct teenager Vicki (Ashleigh Cummings). Given the […]
Wish Upon
Final Destination meets Bruce Almighty in a new horror film called Wish Upon. I don’t know why. Based on The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs, Wish Upon follows Clare (Joey King), a high […]
Black Shampoo
Mr Jonathan (John Daniels) is a sexy hairdresser with a libido as big as his afro, who does more for his favourite customers than just their hair, presumably in violation […]
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