I have film guilt: I wanted to enjoy Coraline more than I actually did. I liked the book and was looking forward to seeing this in the cinema, especially in 3D. However, although the film is technically excellent and a good adaptation, I didn't have fun while watching the film.…
Yes, the world needs another film review for Star Trek. And several days late as well. Let's get the assessment out of the way first: I really enjoyed Star Trek. It was entertaining, exciting, fun, engaging, pacy without being rushed, spectacular to look at and leaves you with a good…
When I was a teenager, reading Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men and thinking Wolverine was a cool character, I never imagined that it would not only be a live-action film but also be a hyped blockbuster to start the summer season. Add to the mix the pirated version being leaked a…
The list of film spin-offs from British sitcoms is not pretty (see this list at Wikipedia; for the record, I haven't seen the League of Gentlemen film, and I was never a big fan). Apart from the Monty Python boys, even spin-offs from sketch shows haven't been good. Therefore, even…
I would never have watched this film in the cinema if I didn't have an unlimited pass I pay for – I certainly didn't watch Crank at the cinema; hell, I watched it on DVD and didn't think that there could be a sequel, let alone harbour a desire to…
Monster Vs Aliens is not the greatest CGI animated film to make it into cinemas but it is the first to blow my mind with 3D, and it is this that brings all the joy to the enjoyment of the film. Much like Mark Kermode, I was unhappy that the…
As I said in my review of Frost/Nixon, I now have to see Michael Sheen films, especially when he is the lead and playing such a notorious real person as Brian Clough. The film is mainly about the 44 days in which Clough became manage of Leeds United in 1974…
As I said before, I have been trying to see a film once a week since the start of the year, so this is catching up on my film reviews; I saw this a few weeks back but I'm aiming to see The Damned United with the excellent Michael Sheen,…
I like the one-line sign-off from the Kim Newman-written Empire review for Knowing the best: 'You're better off not knowing'. I hadn't read any reviews of Knowing before I saw it – this is quite unusual for me, as I like to keep aware of what is going on in…
Despite the current economic climate, I have decided to make a concerted attempt to watch a new film in the cinema every week (I've bought a Cineworld Unlimited pass, so I can see any film, any time, any where). The idea was to review them regularly on the blog as…