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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Posted by Gui on May 10, 2019

Review 104min Genre:      Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery Director:   Rob Letterman Cast:        Justice Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton…and more Writers:    Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Rob Letterman…and more -Synopsis- When his estranged private detective father disappears and is presumed dead, a young man’s trip to the modern metropolis of ‘Ryme City’ turns into a mystery when […]

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Posted by Gui on November 16, 2018

Review 134min Genre:     Family, Adventure, Fantasy Director:  David Yates Cast:       Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Katherine Waterston…more Writer:    J.K. Rowling -Synopsis- When ‘Gellert Grindelwald’ escapes the clutches of the ministry of magic and heads to Europe, Magizoologist ‘Newt Scamander’ must unite with figures from his past, friends from across the pond and a legendary mentor to […]

Rampage (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 14, 2018

Review 107min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Brad Peyton Cast:       Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan…more Writers:   Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal…and more -Synopsis- When his favourite albino gorilla is exposed to a mysterious gene-altering substance and begins to grow into a giant destructive super-ape, a capable primatologist must find a way […]

A Quiet Place (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 6, 2018

Review 90min Genre:        Drama, Horror, Thriller Director:     John Krasinski Cast:          Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds…and more Writers:      Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski -Synopsis- In a world devastated by an unexplained catastrophe, a young family—stalked by menacing and mysterious creatures who hunt on sound alone—lives in complete silence and rural isolation, but their […]

Annihilation (2018)

Posted by Gui on March 13, 2018

Review 115min Genre:       Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi, Thriller Director:    Alex Garland Cast:         Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac…and more Writers:     Alex Garland and Jeff VanderMeer -Synopsis- A team of female scientists embarks on a dangerous mission to unlock the secrets of a mysterious and isolated wilderness where multiple previous expeditions have disappeared—but what they […]

The Shape of Water (2017)- BFI London Film Festival 2017

Posted by Gui on February 1, 2018

Review 123min Genre:       Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance Director:    Guillermo del Toro Cast:         Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer…and more Writers:     Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor -Synopsis- A ‘Beauty & the Beast’ style fairy-tale about oppression and boundless love set at the height of cold war paranoia in the early 1960’s, when a mute cleaner […]

Okja (2017) (English & Korean Language)

Posted by Gui on June 29, 2017

Review 118min Genre:       Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi Director:    Bong Joon-Ho Cast:         Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano…and more Writers:     Bong Joon-Ho and Jon Ronson -Synopsis- Netflix’s latest original film follows the misadventures of rural South Korean teenager ‘Mija’, who embarks on a globe-trotting mission and joins forces with a seditious group to prevent a multinational corporation […]

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Posted by Gui on March 10, 2017

Review 118min Genre:      Action, Adventure, Fantasy Director:   Jordan Vogt-Roberts Cast:        Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson…and more Writers:    Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly -Synopsis- The latest incarnation of the ‘King Kong’ myth set just after the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, where a group of American scientists and soldiers embark on […]

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Posted by Gui on November 19, 2016

Review 133min Genre:     Family, Adventure, Fantasy Director:  David Yates Cast:       Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Colin Farrell…and more Writer:    J.K. Rowling -Synopsis- Inspired by her 2001 book of the same name, J.K. Rowling  turns screenwriter in this spinoff/prequel to the iconic ‘Harry Potter’ books & films; following the fortunes of “magizoologist” and former Hogwarts student “Newt […]

Tale of Tales (2015)

Posted by Gui on June 16, 2016

Review 134min Genre:      Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Director:   Matteo Garrone Cast:        Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones…and more Writers:    Giambattista Basile, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone… and more -Synopsis- Italian director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Reality) brings us a dark surrealist fantasy tale focused on the intertwining lives of three neighbouring European kingdoms and their obsessive Monarchs; based […]

Minions (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on June 27, 2015

Review 91min Genre:       Family, Animation, Comedy Directors:   Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin Cast:         Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm…and more Writer :     Brian Lynch In a spin-off prequel to the hugely successful ‘Despicable Me’ films, the Minions seek a new evil master to follow after accidentally destroying their overlords throughout history, a quest which […]