Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) was introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War and has quickly got onto developing a strong worldwide following. What makes this superhero iconic and differentiates him from other comic book stars beside being from the fictional African nation of Wakanda is that he is the first African comic […]
For fans of the genre, Birth of the Dragon is an absolute must-see. It constructs a story surrounding the iconic fight between Bruce Lee (Philip Wan-Lung Ng) and kung fu master Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu), which happened in San Fransisco in the 1960s. In real life the fight itself is shrouded in mystery, with […]
I want you to be the very best version of yourself that you can be. – Marion McPherson What if this is the best version? – Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson Greta Gerwig has been a mainstay as an actress over the past decade in independent cinemas and may not be a familiar name to most audiences. Recently […]
12 Strong is a new movie from director Nicolai Fulgsig, starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena, chronicling the story of the first American Special Ops team sent into Afghanistan after 9/11. 12 Strong tells the story of twelve American soldiers, who are flown into Afghanistan less than two months after 9/11. Their mission was […]
The Commuter is a preposterous action thriller that wastes Liam Neeson’s particular set of leading man skills on a plot far too ridiculous to enjoy. Michael MacCauley (Neeson) is an insurance salesman who’s taken the same commute to work for the past ten years. His family is strapped for cash and things take a turn […]
The next Aardman film has been a long time in the making, and maybe Early Man isn’t as good as Chicken Run, but that’s a pretty high bar. The iconic plasticine stop-motion animation is as jaw-dropping as ever, but the film is short on memorable characters and struggles to connect emotionally. Dug, our caveman protagonist, […]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is the third film from British/Irish filmmaker Martin McDonagh and it is one of leading awards contenders for the 2017/18 season – winning three Golden Globes and been nominated for nine BAFTAs. Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) is a woman whose teenage daughter was raped and murdered and the crime has gone […]
During the 1950’s, the world of high fashion was influenced most by the work in the couture houses throughout Europe. Names like Christian Dior, Cristobal Balenciaga and Coco Chanel delivered enviable designs for the rich and famous from around the world. These designers became synonymous with the elite, and many of them still influence the […]
Proud Mary did not have any advance screenings, so no word of mouth was available to create any buzz, positive or negative for this film. Its lead, Taraji P. Henson is an Academy Award winner and Emmy nominee, who also had a huge hit last year with the Academy Award nominated Hidden Figures. So it […]
Sweet Virginia, directed by Jamie M. Dagg, is a decent thriller with strong performances by Jon Bernthal and Rosemarie DeWitt that’s undermined by one pretty noticeable bit of miscasting. A brutal triple murder shocks a small town in remote Alaska. Former rodeo champion Sam (Bernthal) runs the Sweet Virginia motel in the area and was […]
