07th Feb2024

‘Argylle’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Richard E. Grant, John Cena, Tomás Paredes | Written by Jason Fuchs | Directed by Matthew Vaughn Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle seems to have spilt audiences and critics all over the world. From being branded as over-the-top fun, to the worst film […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘The Spine of Night’ Review (Shudder)

by Alain Elliott

Features the voices of: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, Joe Manganiello, Patrick Breen, Larry Fessenden | Written and Directed by Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King Where are all the adult animated movies? There’s even less when it comes to animated horror movies. There have been a handful of more well-known ones […]

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07th Oct2021

‘Earwig and the Witch’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Features the voices of: Summer Jenkins, Richard E. Grant, Dan Stevens, Taylor-Paige Henderson, Vanessa Marshall | Written by Diana Wynne Jones (book), Keiko Niwa, Emi Gunji (screenplay)| Directed by Goro Miyazaki One of the things about Ghibli movies is that they have beautiful animation that feels full of life and has a certain style to […]

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09th Sep2021

‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Richard E. Grant, Frank Grillo, Rebecca Front | Written by Tom O’Connor, Brandon Murphy, Phillip Murphy | Directed by Patrick Hughes Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek reunite with director Patrick Hughes for a sequel to 2017’s disappointing action caper The […]

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16th Jun2021

‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Richard E. Grant, Frank Grillo, Rebecca Front | Written by Tom O’Connor, Brandon Murphy, Phillip Murphy | Directed by Patrick Hughes Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek reunite with director Patrick Hughes for a sequel to 2017’s disappointing action caper The […]

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20th Dec2019

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Review #2

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams, Richard E. Grant, Joonas Suotamo | Directed by J.J. Abrams For me this is the most personal film I’ve ever had to review, its one the most personal […]

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18th Dec2019

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams, Richard E. Grant, Joonas Suotamo | Directed by J.J. Abrams The Skywalker Saga comes to a close with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the third film in […]

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05th Feb2019

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jane Curtin, Stephen Spinella, Christian Navarro, Pun Bandhu, Erik LaRay Harvey, Brandon Scott Jones, Shae D’lyn | Written by Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty | Directed by Marielle Heller Directed by rising star Marielle Heller, her latest offering comes after the 2015 breakout comedic hit film […]

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05th Feb2019

‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Mackenzie Foy,  Kiera Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Misty Copeland, Tom Sweet, Meera Syal, Ellie Bamber, Matthew Macfadyen, Nick Mohammed, Charles Streeter, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Helen Mirren, Omid Djalili, Jack Whitehall, Eugenio Derbez, Richard E. Grant | Written by Ashleigh Powell | Directed by Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston Disney’s latest hollow attempt at once again crafting another franchise in […]

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22nd Mar2018

‘The Age of Innocence’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard E. Grant, Stuart Wilson | Written by Martin Scorsese, Jay Cocks | Directed by Martin Scorsese After the sprawling brutality of Goodfellas and the operatic horror of Cape Fear, Martin Scorsese dove into this adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1920s novel, which is set amongst the society darlings […]

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31st Aug2017

‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Review

by Joel Harley

Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Elodie Yung, Salma Hayek, Gary Oldman, Richard E. Grant, Rod Hallett  | Written by Tom O’Connor | Directed by Patrick Hughes Professional hitman Darius Kinkaid (Jackson) and executive bodyguard Michael Bryce (Reynolds) have both been around a long time. So when Kinkaid is coerced by the government into testifying […]

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07th Mar2017

‘Logan’ Review [Chinese Cut]

by Joel Harley

Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook | Written by James Mangold, Scott Frank, Michael Green | Directed by James Mangold Oh man, Logan. Everyone’s favourite Mutant is no longer the perma-young man he once was; his healing factor is greatly diminished, he walks with a limp, his hair has […]

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06th Mar2017

‘Logan’ Review [Spoiler Free]

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook | Written by James Mangold, Scott Frank, Michael Green | Directed by James Mangold Logan slashes its way into theaters this week and Fox and Marvel finally gives the fans of the X-Men the tale they have wanted to see for years.  Logan, as it […]

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15th Feb2017

New ‘Logan’ clip shows X-23 getting her claws

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release on March 1st, Logan is the latest and last(?) film in the standalone Wolverine movies. Set in the near future, Logan sees an aging Wolverine and Professor X working together to protect a young female clone of Wolverine – aka X-23 from the Marvel comic of the same name – from […]

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06th Feb2017

First clip from ‘Logan’

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release on March 1st, Logan is the latest and last(?) film in the standalone Wolverine movies. Set in the near future, Logan sees an aging Wolverine and Professor X working together to protect a young female clone of Wolverine – aka X-23 from the Marvel comic of the same name – from […]

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26th Jan2017

New TV spot and poster for ‘Logan’

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release this Spring (March 1st to be precise), Logan is the latest and last(?) film in the standalone Wolverine movies. Set in the near future, Logan sees an aging Wolverine and Professor X working together to protect a young female clone of Wolverine – aka X-23 from the Marvel comic of the […]

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24th Jan2017

Four new images from ‘Logan’

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release this Spring (March 1st to be precise), Logan is the latest and last(?) film in the standalone Wolverine movies. Set in the near future, Logan sees an aging Wolverine and Professor X working together to protect a young female clone of Wolverine – aka X-23 from the Marvel comic of the […]

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19th Jan2017

Official new trailer for ‘Logan’

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release this Spring (March 1st to be precise), Logan is the latest and last(?) film in the standalone Wolverine movies. Set in the near future, Logan sees an aging Wolverine and Professor X working together to protect a young female clone of Wolverine – aka X-23 from the Marvel comic of the […]

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11th Nov2014

‘Withnail and I’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick | Written and Directed by Bruce Robinson I have a list of films inside my head that are ones that I haven’t seen yet, and each time I watch one of them I can tick them off.  Some of these sit there for years but deserve […]

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20th Apr2014

‘Dom Hemingway’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir, Luca Franzoni, Nick Raggett, Simeon Moore, Glenn Hirst | Written and Directed by Richard Shepard For a long time Jude Law was a character actor stuck in stale leading man roles. Recently he has loosened those restraints with work in recent films like Contagion. In his latest film […]

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