Director – Zach Braff Main Cast Michael Caine Morgan Freeman Ann-Margaret Peter Sarafinowicz Christopher Lloyd Alan Arkin What an utterly delightful film! Michael Caine at 84 is as good as he ever was, 3 elderly men whose pension is blown out of the water by big business decide to take matters into their own … More Film 34 – Going in Style – 96 minutes – 12A
Director – David Frankel Main Cast Will Smith Edward Norton Kate Winslet Michael Pina Helen Mirren Naomie Harris Keira Knightley Jacob Latimore The Silver Screen gave me the chance to see this profound film. Having lost my son had I known the subject matter I may not have gone, but, I’m very glad I … More Film 33 – Collateral Beauty – 97 minutes – 12A
Director – Tom McGrath Main Cast Alec Baldwin Steve Buscemi Jimmy Kimmel Lisa Kudrow Tobey Maguire As it’s school holidays time I had 11 year old Ochenahe with me for this one, I’m glad I did as this was a full cinema, with added child wonder (otherwise known as indiscriminate noise). I’d seen the … More Film 32 – The Boss Baby – 97 minutes – U
Director – Ben Wheatley Main Cast Enzo Cilenti Sam Riley Michael Smiley Brie Larson Cillian Murphy Armie Harmer Sharlto Copley Babou Ceesay What to say about this film after some of the really high profile films I’ve seen? Well, to start with, I really enjoyed it, in spite of it being frankly ridiculous! Two … More Film 31 – Free Fire – 90 minutes – 15
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
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