July 2018

Reviews 

Review – ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ takes the characters on holiday and leaves the jokes behind

31/07/201805/08/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Animation, Certificate: U, Comedy, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Genndy Tartakovsky, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation, Jim Gaffigan, July 2018, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin James, Molly Shannon, Rating: Poop, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi

The monster hotelier Dracula is lonely and he’s looking for love on a cruise holiday in this bland animated sequel.

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DVD & Blu-ray Reviews 

DVD Review – ‘Fanged Up’ sees Dapper Laughs try his luck with vampires

29/07/201829/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 18, Christian James, Comedy, Daniel O'Reilly, Danielle Harold, Ewen MacIntosh, Fanged Up, Horror, July 2018, Lauren Socha, Rating: Poop, Steven Berkoff, Stu Bennett, Vas Blackwood

His offensive comedy turned him into a national bad boy, but can Daniel O’Reilly shed his Dapper Laughs persona for Fanged Up?

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Featured Reviews 

Review – A good idea falls flat amid the neon lights in ‘Hotel Artemis’

29/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Action, Brian Tyree Henry, Certificate: 15, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista, Drew Pearce, Hotel Artemis, Jeff Goldblum, Jenny Slate, Jodie Foster, July 2018, Rating: Poop, Sofia Boutella, Sterling K Brown, Thriller, Zachary Quinto

Drew Pearce squanders a really fun idea in Hotel Artemis, which is like John Wick if it had no sense of confidence or control in its tone.

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Review – Football doc ‘Kaiser’ tells a remarkable true story with vivid colour

29/07/201828/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Bernardo De Paula, Carlos Henrique Raposo, Certificate: 15, Documentary, July 2018, Kaiser, Louis Myles, Rating: Pop, Sport

Imagine if a conman somehow wormed his way into the world of Brazilian football without any sporting talent…

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Review – ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ is throwaway fun that never comes close to the original

28/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Alexa Davies, Amanda Seyfried, Andy Garcia, Certificate: PG, Cher, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Comedy, Dominic Cooper, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Josh Dylan, Julie Walters, July 2018, Lily James, Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Meryl Streep, Musical, Ol Parker, Omid Djalili, Pierce Brosnan, Rating: Pop, Romcom, Stellan Skarsgård

The old gang is back, complete with their younger selves in flashback, for another go at Mamma Mia.

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DVD & Blu-ray Reviews 

DVD Review – ‘Proud Mary’ wastes Taraji P Henson’s badass charisma

28/07/201828/07/2018 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2018, Action, Babak Najafi, Billy Brown, Certificate: 15, Crime, Danny Glover, DVD, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, July 2018, Rating: Poop, Taraji P Henson, Thriller

Henson is a great choice for an action lead, but Proud Mary is a dramatically deficient crime thriller with limp action sequences.

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Blu-ray Review – Boxing drama ‘Journeyman’ packs a bigger punch second time around

27/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Anthony Welsh, Blu-ray, Brendan Ingle, Certificate: 15, Drama, Jodie Whittaker, Journeyman, July 2018, Paddy Considine, Paul Popplewell, Rating: Pop, Tony Pitts

Paddy Considine writes, directs and stars in boxing drama Journeyman, which is a compelling study of masculinity and marriage.

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Reviews 

Review – ‘Apostasy’ lifts the lid on the trouble with unshakeable faith

27/07/201828/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Apostasy, Certificate: PG, Daniel Kokotajlo, Drama, July 2018, Molly Wright, Rating: Pop, Robert Emms, Sacha Parkinson, Siobhan Finneran

Former Jehovah’s Witness Daniel Kokotajlo makes a searing directorial debut with Apostasy, taking on his previous faith.

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Review – Faith meets eco-terror in the brilliant ‘First Reformed’

26/07/201828/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Kyles, Certificate: 15, Drama, Ethan Hawke, First Reformed, July 2018, Michael Gaston, Paul Schrader, Philip Ettinger, Rating: Pop, Victoria Hill

Paul Schrader delivers arguably his best movie ever with First Reformed, in which Ethan Hawke plays a disgruntled reverend.

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Featured Guest Posts Reviews 

Review – ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ weaponises Tom Cruise’s madness

25/07/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Action, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Certificate: 12, Christopher McQuarrie, Henry Cavill, July 2018, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Rating: Pop, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames

Tom Cruise has no fear, and that’s what Christopher McQuarrie uses to make Mission: Impossible – Fallout a wild action ride.

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Review – ‘Incredibles 2’ just about works as a successful super-sequel

25/07/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Bob Odenkirk, Brad Bird, Catherine Keener, Certificate: PG, Comedy, Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Huck Milner, Incredibles 2, July 2018, Pixar, Rating: Pop, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Vowell, Superhero, The Incredibles

Fans have been waiting for Incredibles 2 for years, and Brad Bird has just about managed to keep Pixar’s mightiest heroes flying.

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