Director – Amma Asante Cast David Oyelowo Rosamund Pike Tom Felton Laura Carmichael Jack Davenport Nicholas Lyndhurst I had a feeling this was a film I enjoyed so I booked into the last chance Silver Screen, I’ve worked out that I can’t linger for these ones as they start more promptly so I bypassed the … More Film 30 – A United Kingdom – 111 minutes – 12A
Director – Dean Isrealite Main Cast Dacre Montgomery Naomi Scott RJ Cyler Ludi Lin Becky G Elizabeth Banks Bryan Cranston I fancied a bit of light entertainment so booked a film I knew nothing about, going by the subject I thought it’d be a piece of light hearted fun. It was a fun film, it … More Film 29 – Power Rangers – 124 minutes – 12A
Director – Bill Condon Main Cast Emma Watson Dan Stevens Luke Evans Josh Gad I’m leaving the cast list short for this one, it’s worth watching the film past the end to get a few nice surprises. The film came out on my birthday, when I was in Paris visiting my daughter Alexandra, for … More Film 28 – Beauty and The Beast – 129 minutes – PG
Director – Ken Loach Main Cast Dave Johns Hayley Squires Briana Shann Dylan McKiernan I feel the need to write this before I go to bed; I thought I’d missed this highly acclaimed film, but Silver Screen saved me! The winner of the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film of The Year truly lives up to … More Film 27 – I Daniel Blake – 100 minutes – 15
Director – Jordan Vogt-Roberts Main Cast Samuel L.Jackson Tom Hiddleston Brie Larson John C. Reilly John Goodman I went to watch this one with no expectations other than wanting to be entertained for 2 hours. I’m not a connoisseur of Kong films so wasn’t looking for any context. I thoroughly enjoyed this film, Tom … More Film 26 – Kong: Skull Island – 118 minutes – 12A
Director – Barry Jenkins Main Cast Mahershala Ali Shariff Earp Duan Sanderson Alex R Hibbert Janelle Monae Naomi Harris Jaden Piner Ashton Sanders Jharrel Jerome Trevante Rhodes Stephon Bron Andre Holland This was one I’d been waiting for, having walked into the wrong screen a week ago, lesson learnt! This was the film … More Film 25 – Moonlight – 111 minutes – 15
Director – Gurinder Chad Main Cast Gillian Anderson Hugh Bonneville Michael Gambon Om Puri Manish Dayal Huma Qureshi Simon Callow Lily Travers Neeraj Kabi Denzil Smith Tanveer Ghani I seem to have skipped a film here, but that would be because I made a schoolgirl error and ended up in the wrong screen on … More Film 24 – Viceroy’s House -106 minutes – 12A
Director – James Mangold Main Cast Hugh Jackman Patrick Stewart Dafne Keen Boyd Holbrook Stephen Marchant Richard E Grant Elizabeth Rodriguez I love Comic book films and particularly enjoy the X Men genre, without being an expert/geek. This film, with Wolverine at its centre was far more realistic and gritty than the standard X … More Film 22 – Logan -137 minutes – 15
Director – Denzel Washington Main Cast Denzel Washington Viola Davis Stephen Henderson Jovan Adepo Russell Hornsby Myketi Williamson Saniyya Sidney I made a mistake with this one, having seen the trailer for weeks and really looks forward to watching it I listened to what Mark Kermode had to say about the film and thought … More Film 21 – Fences -139 minutes – 12A
365 Happy Days 