Certificate: PG

Featured Reviews 

Review – Guy Ritchie’s magical ‘Aladdin’ challenges for the Disney remake crown

22/05/201923/05/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, Adventure, Aladdin, Billy Magnussen, Certificate: PG, Fantasy, Guy Ritchie, Marwan Kenzari, May 2019, Mena Massoud, Musical, Naomi Scott, Nasim Pedrad, Navid Negahban, Rating: Pop, Will Smith

Guy Ritchie’s new take on Disney’s Aladdin, with Will Smith as the Genie, is a colourful remake of a classic 1990s animation.

Read more

DVD & Blu-ray Featured Reviews 

Blu-ray Review – ‘Laura’ is a snappy, satisfying 1940s film noir

14/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 1944, 2019, Blu-ray, Certificate: PG, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Dorothy Adams, Gene Tierney, January 2019, Judith Anderson, Laura, Noir, Otto Preminger, Thriller, Vincent Price

Otto Preminger’s 90-minute noir Laura is an enthralling and entertaining film noir that never outstays its welcome.

Read more

Featured Reviews 

Review – The terrific ‘Bumblebee’ realises Transformers movies are for kids

24/12/201823/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Action, Adventure, Angela Bassett, Bumblebee, Certificate: PG, December 2018, Dylan O'Brien, Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr, Justin Theroux, Pamela Adlon, Peter Cullen, Rating: Pop, Stephen Schneider, Transformers, Travis Knight

Travis Knight brings warmth and childlike wonder to the Transformers franchise in Bumblebee, which puts character over spectacle.

Read more

Featured Guest Posts Reviews 

Review – ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ celebrates the character’s rich legacy

23/12/201823/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Action, Animation, Bob Persichetti, Brian Tyree Henry, Certificate: PG, Comedy, December 2018, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, John Mulaney, Kathryn Hahn, Kimiko Glenn, Liev Schreiber, Lily Tomlin, Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Peter Ramsey, Phil Lord, Rating: Pop, Rodney Rothman, Shameik Moore, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Superhero, Zoe Kravitz

The madness of Marvel’s comic book multi-verses is brought to the fore in superhero animation Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Read more

Featured Reviews 

Review – Disney sequel ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ is full of fun, but lacking in soul

21/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Animation, Bill Hader, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Gal Gadot, John C Reilly, November 2018, Phil Johnston, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Rating: Pop, Rich Moore, Sarah Silverman, Taraji P Henson, Wreck-It Ralph

John C Reilly and Sarah Silverman return for Ralph Breaks the Internet, which is a sequel to Disney’s hugely successful Wreck-it Ralph.

Read more

Featured Reviews 

Review – Mike Leigh delivers a violent history lesson with ‘Peterloo’

26/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: PG, Danny Kirrane, Drama, Historical, Karl Johnson, Maxine Peake, Mike Leigh, Nico Mirallegro, November 2018, Peterloo, Rating: Pop, Robert Wilfort, Rory Kinnear, Sam Troughton, Tim McInnerny

Mike Leigh shines a light on a shocking and horrific event in British history with his epic drama Peterloo.

Read more

Featured Reviews 

Review – ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ is bubblegum balderdash

26/11/201826/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adventure, Certificate: PG, Christmas, Eugenio Derbez, Fantasy, Helen Mirren, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Joe Johnston, Keira Knightley, Lasse Hallström, Mackenzie Foy, Matthew Macfadyen, Morgan Freeman, November 2018, Rating: Poop, Richard E Grant, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Mackenzie Foy takes the lead in fantasy adventure Nutcracker and the Four Realms, which also stars Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren.

Read more

Featured Reviews 

Review – ‘Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us’ is an enjoyable adventure for Pokéfans

22/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adventure, Animation, Certificate: PG, November 2018, Pokemon, Pokémon The Movie: The Power of Us, Rating: Pop, Rodger Parsons, Sarah Natochenny, Tetsuo Yajima

As the world prepares for Detective Pikachu, the more conventional animated Pokémon movie franchise continues with The Power of Us.

Read more

DVD & Blu-ray Guest Posts Reviews 

DVD Review – ‘The Littlest Reindeer’ is a perfectly acceptable kids’ film for Christmas

22/11/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Certificate: PG, Christmas, DVD, Jeff Dunham, Jennifer Westcott, John Cleese, Josh Hutcherson, Martin Short, Morena Baccarin, October 2018, Rating: Pop, Samantha Bee, The Littlest Reindeer

Josh Hutcherson and Samantha Bee star in family-friendly Christmas film The Littlest Reindeer, which is out on DVD in the UK now.

Read more

Featured Reviews 

Review – ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ is a scare-free sequel

09/11/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Ari Sandel, Caleel Harris, Certificate: PG, Chris Parnell, Fantasy, Goosebumps, Goosebumps 2, Horror, Jack Black, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Ken Jeong, Madison Iseman, Mick Wingert, October 2018, Rating: Poop, Wendi McLendon-Covey

The enjoyable family-friendly horror Goosebumps gets a bland and unimaginative follow-up with Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.

Read more

Featured Guest Posts Reviews 

Review – Rowan Atkinson’s charm has limits in ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’

29/10/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Adam James, Amit Shah, Ben Miller, Certificate: PG, Comedy, David Kerr, Emma Thompson, Jake Lacy, Johnny English, Johnny English Strikes Again, October 2018, Olga Kurylenko, Rating: Poop, Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson returns as the titular hapless spy in Johnny English Strikes Again, which feels as curiously outdated as its protagonist.

Read more