Category: Cinema Film Review

Film about whistle-blower Edward Snowdon who released US government secrets to the Guardian Newspaper so that the world would know that they were able to spy on anyone.

6/10

Dramatisation about the aftermath following the plane that was safely landed on he Hudson River.

It has a number of flashbacks and shortens the time for the investigation. At the end it shows some of the real passengers reuniting with the real Sully.

8/10

True story about a mixed race couple in the 1940s and 50s who face discrimination both from some in the UK and Botswana where the man is heir to the throne.

7/10

Film taken from the magical universe of JK Rowling. It is set in 1920s New York and features an English wizard called Newt Scamander who has a magical case with posts of creatures hidden inside. The creatures escape andnhe need to find them whilst trying to keep the existence of magic secret with the help of a muffler friend Jacob and 2 witch sisters. There is also a dark could of Gallery Grindelwald who is on the run. 

In addition to Newt and Grindelwald other familiar people and places get memtions such as the Last range family, Dumbledore and Hogwarts.

7/10

Brilliantly told and thought provoking story about the difficulties faced by those who are in need of state benefits.

It is set in the Newcastle area and features a man called Daniel Blake who is too ill to work, but not I’ll enough for benefits. He befriends a single mother who has been rehomed from London and doesn’t know anyone.

9/10

Very funny continuation the Bridget Jones’s story set about 15 years later.

Bridget has 1 night stands with 2 men and then ends up pregnant but doesn’t know who the father is – Mark Darcey or new character Jack.

We also catch up with all the main characters from the previous films, although not everyone appears in person.

10/10

The film is about a man who has been raising his 6 children in the wilderness with his wife their mum. The mum is ill in hospital so his is left with the children. When the mother dies and her family refuse to let him go to the funeral he and the children decide to go anyway.

The children get to see a different way of life with their grandparents and in the end have to decide which way of lofe is best for them.

6/10

Spin off from The Office UK, which has David Brent working as a sales and in a sanitation office whilst also tying to promote his new band. It does not mention how any of the former colleagues are doing even though it is meant to be a follow up crew who are following.

6/10

Sequel to Finding Memo which focuses on the character of Dory.

Dory wants to find her family but has problems remembering them (along with everything else). The film shows much of er back story including how her parents tried to help her deal with her memory problems, how they didn’t give up on her, how she got separated from them and how she managed to remember thing to rediscover where she came from.

The film does assume people know the Finding Memo story and has a lot of references to it.

7/10

Reboot of the Ghost busters story, but this time with 4 female protagonists with a male receptionist.  The surviving lead cast from the orignal also have cameos in this funny film.
7/10