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Released: 5th July 2019 Directed by: Jon Watts BBFC Rating: 12A Cast: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson. Avengers Endgame left the MCU in a point where as a viewer I felt closure. The 11 year long Mongul had capped off what it had been building since the first Avengers film and the series has finally started to move into a new era. Spiderman man far from home very much acts like the bridge from the original series into the new phase of Marvel movies. The film picks up almost immediately after Endgame, with the world discovering what had occurred, the five year difference between those killed in Infinity war and Endgame being seen clearly and the aftereffects of the loss of Iron Man being felt. Spiderman has to work with Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio to fight the elementals after his world was destroyed by them while trying to blend in on his schools tour of Europe. This film appeals to me in the same way that Homecoming did, with the life of Peter parker pre...

What do we Actually know about Bond 25? Last week we got the confirmation that the next Bond film will be titled ' No time to die ', and it was followed with a confirmed release date of 3rd April 2020. As well as being the last film with Daniel Craig in the role of James Bond it may also be the film to cap off the this whole storyline set up in Casino Royale and brought together by Spectre. This film is also very significant in terms of Pop culture, with the rise of the superhero genre ( a topic which I am currently writing about ) dominating modern cinema, and this latest instalment of the classic franchise being one of the few in 2020 which will stand as part of a popular series but not exist in the format of a cinematic universe. So lets discuss what we know about the film so far, what the story is going to be, possible connections to the other films and more importantly how it will stand out not only against the previous 4 films but also in the industry all together. If y...

Released: 1st August 2019 (UK) BBFC Rating: 12A Directed By: David Leitch Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Vanessa Kirby, Idris Elba The Fast movies have been slowly moving away from their history in street car racing and the gang style movies of the originals, and more towards the traditional action flick, with the first of the spin offs; Hobbs and Shaw, being the one which almost entirely tips the series away from being a car movie and towards a movie featuring some cars. It focuses, as the title suggests, around Agent Luke Hobbs ( Johnson ) and Mercenary ( Statham ) teaming up together to take down electronically enhanced assassin Brixton ( Idris Elba ) as he aims to find a programmable bio weapon. Simply from that description of the film you can see it is starting to take a very silly tone, however its hard to tell from the film whether it is presenting the plot ironically or is trying to take itself seriously. I went into this expecting that it would be a wild ride of a fi...

It's a Friday night. You get back with the lads, spend some time gaming, have a lot to eat, and it gets to the end of the night. You sit down to watch a film, but what to watch?  Its a common issue, trying to find a film to satisfy a group of people, all likely to have varying opinions on the recent releases. Well here are my ten choices for films that will hopefully sort out the stress. 10. Thor: Ragnarok Thor Ragnarok is probably one of the most fun Marvel films in the MCU excluding the Guardians films, and is undoubtedly one of the funniest. Thor: Ragnarok is truly the lovechild of Taika Waititi, and is an easy film for a group of people to laugh over, while still being simple enough to watch outside the massive MCU continuity. The film revolves around a simple Hero Vs Villain story, however simply put- feels like a comic book, from the colourful graphics to the mythical characters, it has you on the edge of your seat every time you see it, and is a great quick and relaxing f...

Released: October 5th 2017 BBFc rating 15 Directed by Denis Villeneuve Cast: Ryan Gosling, Ana De Armas, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto It has been 35 years since the original Blade Runner film which was undoubtedly excellent, and after years of begging for it, Ridley Scott has finally made a sequel, and it is safe to say it holds up the reputation. The film follows a new protagonist in the form of officer K (Gosling) , who has a position in the LAPD reminiscent of the old Blade Runner job, and follows him as he explores the new breed of replicatnts that can reproduce. The film is very much like the original, with the same mysterious and neon setting, with a bizarre world that you struggle to understand and a soundtrack from Hans Zimmer to match the suspense. I thought the story was very compelling, you had good chemistry between the characters, and Leto, while his part was relatively short was very good also. I do have some issues with the film, Harrison Ford seems a bit underused ...

Released 20th October 2017 BBFC rating: 15 Directed by: Armando Iannucci Cast: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Micheal Palin, Jason Issacs, Olga Kurylenko, Simon Russel Beale The Death of Stalin revolves around how the Soviet Government handled the death of their dictator in the early 1950's, and Armando Iannucci brings his classic satire comedy to the film in a brilliant take on the subject. Ianucci does well to introduce all of his characters, and to keep them important through the whole film, as well as keeping the comedy going throughout the whole film, something which a lot of modern comedies are unable to do. I Think Jason Issac's character of Zhukov was the stand out character in the film, being the most entertaining of all of the. Steve Buscemi and Tambor where brilliant as the main leads to the film, and it does well to keep track of its story and plot , not losing it half way in the film to keep the comedy going. The start of the film is very slow however, a...

Released 6th June 2018 BBFC rating: 12A Directed by : J.A. Bayona Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones. A lot of sequels that have come out recently have been accused of being mindless repeats of the originals, with the new Star wars sequels and the previous Jurassic world being the main contenders, and while Fallen Kingdom has attributes different to that of Lost World, it may be suffering from a similar fate. The film follows three years after Jurassic World, with the volcano on Isla Nublar threatening the existence of the De-Extinct Dinosaurs on the Island, and Clair (Howard) and Owen (Pratt) attempt to rescue them. While the film has resemblances to the lost world there are however attributes that differ, with the second half of the film venturing into new territory for the film, trying to create some originality. Fallen kingdom does well to keep the viewers entertained, with nice twists throughout the film and keepi...