Birds of Prey

Or to give it its full name: ‘Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn’. Harleen Quinzel (Margot Robbie) is emancipated. However, she is dealing with the grief of separating from a long term partner as most people would do, by blowing up her Ex’s power plant, acquiring a hyena from aContinue reading “Birds of Prey”

Uncut Gems

Uncut gems is a Safdie brothers (Josh and Benny) film, about an enigmatic jeweller (Howard Ratner – Adam Sandler) that is always on the look-out for his next big score, whether that is chasing a seven-figure win and feeding his gambling addiction, or importing stolen uncut opals from Ethiopia, whilst attempting to balance his business,Continue reading “Uncut Gems”

Bad Boys for Life

It’s great to have detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) back together after 17 years (Bad Boys 2 – 2003) where we have no idea what the guys have been up to. Lowrey remains single and is now going through some sort of midlife crisis, whilst Lawrence becomes a granddad andContinue reading “Bad Boys for Life”

Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell is a tale of the security guard that found a suspicious package under a bench in Centennial Park during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He managed to secure a perimeter before the bomb exploded, saving hundreds of lives. However, he was afforded just a couple of days as a hero, appearing on nationalContinue reading “Richard Jewell”

1917

Having written positively about both the Gentleman and Jojo Rabbit, I was expecting to be doing the same for this year’s favourite for the Best Picture Oscar. Alas, I am not. I appreciated the camerawork and the realism and as such understand why it is 1/10 favourite to win Best Cinematography at the Oscars; IContinue reading “1917”

Jojo Rabbit

The second film I watched with my new Odeon Limitless membership was Jojo Rabbit, a tale of a young boy and member of Hitler Youth (Johannes – Jojo), living in Nazi Germany, as his mum harbours a Jewish girl in a hidden cupboard in his dead sister’s bedroom. Oh and his imaginary friend is Hitler.Continue reading “Jojo Rabbit”

The Gentlemen

So, I’ve bought myself an Odeon Limitless membership. I like films and I used to like writing (having not done so for many years), so I’ve decided to write about the films I watch. The first film I watched with my new membership was Guy Ritchie’s first gangster film in 11 years, the Gentlemen. ItContinue reading “The Gentlemen”

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