With a couple of theatre at the cinema visits I’m going to add them to my list for 2024. Catching a performance at the cinema can be a great way to watch a play/show, it’s generally local and a much cheaper ticket ; I’ll quite often watch a performance live then also watch it on … More Theatre 2024 – February
Director – Zack Snyder Main Cast Ben Affleck Gal Gadot Jason Momoa Ezra Miller Henry Cavill Amy Adams Ray Fisher Jeremy Irons The more comic book movies I see, the more I lean towards favouring the Marvel stable. While I did enjoy the film it was slow at times, an unusual feeling for one … More Justice League – Film 60 – 120 minutes – 12A
Director – Paul King Main Cast Michael Gambon (Uncle Pastuzo) Imelda Staunton (Aunt Lucy) Ben Whishaw (Paddington) Madeleine Harris Samuel Joslin Sally Dawkins Hugh Bonneville Julie Walters Marie-France Alvarez Sanjeev Bhaskar Ben Miller Jessica Hynes Jim Broadbent Tom Conti Hugh Grant Peter Capaldi Meera Syal Richard Ayoade Tom Davis Aaron Neil Joanna Lumley Brendan Gleeson … More Paddington 2 – Film 59 – 106 minutes – PG
Director – Kenneth Branagh Main Cast Kenneth Branagh Daisy Ridley Lesley Odom Jr Penelope Cruz Josh Gad Johnny Depp Derek Jacobi Lucy Boynton Michelle Pfeiffer Judi Dench Olivia Colman Willem Dafoe A long cast list full of stars! I do like an Agatha Christie mystery, this did drag a little for me, but I did … More Murder on The Orient Express – Film 58 – 114 minutes – 12A
Director – Armando Iannucci Main Cast Olga Kurylenko Jason Isaacs Andrea Riseborough Jeffrey Tambour Steve Buscemi Rupert Friend Michael Palin How can you explain a comedy and a horror all rolled into one? The cast list suggests there were going to be laughs, the era and situation in Russia gave a level of realistic … More The Death of Stalin – Film 57 – 106 minutes – 15
Director – Simon Curtis Main Cast Domnhall Gleeson Margot Robbie Will Tilston Vicki Peppersdine Alex Lawther I really didn’t know much about this film before I went to see it so had very few expectations. The film tells the tale of AA Milne after his return from World War 1 and how he struggled to … More Goodbye Christopher Robin – Film 52 – PG – 107 minutes
Director – Matthew Vaughn Main Cast Taron Egerton Colin Firth Mark Strong Channing Tatum Edward Holcroft Hanna Alstrom Calvin Demba Julianne Moore Elton John Yes, that cast list is right, Elton John is in this film and his appearances are laugh out loud funny. I guess this film is a kind of spectacular James Bond … More Kingsman: The Golden Circle – Film 51 – 141 minutes – 15
Director – Stephen Frears Main Cast Judi Dench Ali Fazal Tim Piggot Smith Eddie Izzard Adeel Akhtari Paul Higgins Olivia Williams Fenella Woolgar I’d say it’s a give that anything Dame Judi is in will be good viewing, this film is simply delightful! It tells a true story (nearly) of Queen Victoria’s obsession with an … More Victoria & Abdul – Film 50 – 112 minutes – PG
Director – Doug Liman Main Cast Tom Cruise Domhnall Gleeson Sarah Wright Jesse Plemons Mark Kermode described this film as ‘Flimsy’, I’ll describe it was an entertaining film. It isn’t high art or incredibly serious, but it is based on true events. I like Tom Cruise and thought he played Barry Seal well. … More American Made – Film 49 – 115 mins – 15
Director – Jonathan Tepliszky Main Cast Brian Cox Miranda Richardson John Slattery Ella Purnell Julian Wadham Richard Durden James Purefoy I’d been looking forward to this one and wasn’t disappointed! Brian Cox was superb as a troubled Winston Churchill, the film is set around D Day and it’s build up. It tells the tale … More Film 40 – Churchill – PG – 98 Minutes
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