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Mulan (2020)

Posted by Gui on September 11, 2020

Review 115min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy Director:   Niki Caro Cast:       Yifei Liu, Li Gong, Donnie Yen…and more Writers:   Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Elizabeth Martin… and more -Synopsis- Determined to prove her worth in traditional dynastic China, a young woman disguises herself as a boy to take her ailing father’s place when the Emperor’s […]

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Posted by Gui on October 27, 2019

Review 128min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:    Tim Miller Cast:         Natalia Reyes, Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton…and more Writers:     James Cameron, David S. Goyer, Justin Rhodes… and more -Synopsis- When a fearsome new ‘Terminator’ arrives to kill her and an enhanced super-soldier from the future is sent to protect her, a young Mexican woman soon finds […]

IT Chapter Two (2019)

Posted by Gui on September 7, 2019

Review 169min Genre:       Horror, Thriller Director:    Andy Muschietti Cast:         Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård…and more Writers:     Gary Dauberman and Stephen King -Synopsis- Twenty-seven years after escaping the claws of a murderous clown-like demon, tragedy and a fateful call reunites the ‘Losers Club’ in Derry to take a final stand against a resurgent Pennywise and […]

The Lion King (2019)

Posted by Gui on July 20, 2019

Review 118min Genre:      Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical Director:   Jon Favreau Cast:        Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones…and more Writers:    Jeff Nathanson, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi… and more -Synopsis- A prince Lion cub’s path to the throne is disrupted by the treachery of his ambitious uncle after the death of his regal father, forcing him […]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Posted by Gui on June 1, 2019

Review 131min Genre:      Action, Adventure, Disaster, Fantasy, Sci-fi Director:   Michael Dougherty Cast:        Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler…and more Writers:    Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields, Max Borenstein… and more -Synopsis- When giant mythical monsters called ‘Titans’ begin to rise again and battle for supremacy on Earth, shadowy scientific organisation ‘Monarch’ leads the human response and […]

Pet Sematary (2019)

Posted by Gui on April 4, 2019

Review 101min Genre:       Horror, Thriller Director:    Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Cast:         Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence…and more Writers:     Matt Greenberg, Jeff Buhler and Stephen King -Synopsis- When a young family moves into a house on the edge of a foreboding forest, their idyllic new life is thrown into turmoil by the discovery of […]

Dumbo (2019)

Posted by Gui on March 31, 2019

Review 112min Genre:      Adventure, Family, Fantasy Director:   Tim Burton Cast:        Colin Farrell, Nico Parker, Danny DeVito…and more Writers:    Ehren Kruger, Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl -Synopsis- The fortunes of an ailing travelling circus in post First World War USA are turned by the arrival of an extraordinary new act—a big-eared flying baby elephant. But when […]

What Men Want (2019)

Posted by Gui on March 14, 2019

Review 117min Genre:       Comedy, Romance Director:    Adam Shankman Cast:         Taraji P. Henson, Josh Brener, Tracy Morgan…and more Writers:     Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory…and more -Synopsis- Tired of being overlooked by the men at her sport management agency, a determined woman turns her life around when an accident gives her the gift (and curse) of […]

Cold Pursuit (2019)

Posted by Gui on February 22, 2019

Review 119min Genre:       Action, Crime, Thriller Director:    Hans Petter Moland Cast:         Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Tom Bateman…and more Writers:     Frank Baldwin and Kim Fupz Aakeson -Synopsis- When an unassuming and dedicated local snowplow driver’s son is brutally murdered by a Colorado druglord, he discovers a talent for cold-blooded revenge, destroying what’s left of his family […]

Papillon (2018)

Posted by Gui on December 30, 2018

Review 133min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Michael Noer Cast:         Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Roland Møller…and more Writers:     Aaron Guzikowski, Henri Charrière, Dalton Trumbo…more -Synopsis- Accused of murder and imprisoned on a brutal and remote penal colony in 1930s French Guiana, Henri Charrière endures the hardships of his sentence while making enemies and forming an […]

Suspiria (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 25, 2018

Review 152min Genre:     Drama, Horror, Mystery Director:  Luca Guadagnino Cast:       Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth…and more Writers:   David Kajganich, Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi -Synopsis- An ambitious young American dance student joins a prestigious academy in a divided 70s Berlin, only to discover that the school and its staff hide a sinister secret, placing […]

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Posted by Gui on November 3, 2017

Review 114min Genre:     Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:  Kenneth Branagh Cast:       Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp…and more Writers:   Michael Green and Agatha Christie -Synopsis- When someone mysteriously dies on the world renown luxury train travelling across Europe, fellow passenger and legendary detective ‘Hercule Poirot’ must unravel a mystery which will test his moral compass and […]

IT (2017)

Posted by Gui on September 9, 2017

Review 135min Genre:       Drama, Horror, Thriller Director:    Andy Muschietti Cast:         Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard…and more Writers:     Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Stephen King… and more -Synopsis- When the children of Derry Maine start to mysteriously disappear, a group of 80s teenage outcasts are terrorised and hunted by a supernatural sinister being who takes the […]

The Beguiled (2017)

Posted by Gui on July 18, 2017

Review 93min Genre:       Drama Director:    Sofia Coppola Cast:         Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst…and more Writers:     Thomas Cullinan, Sofia Coppola, Albert Maltz… and more -Synopsis- When the ladies & girls of an isolated all-female boarding school in the American South take in and care for an injured enemy Union soldier during the American civil war, […]

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Posted by Gui on July 17, 2017

Review 140min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi Director:  Matt Reeves Cast:       Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Amiah Miller…and more Writers:   Mark Bomback, Matt Reeves, Rick Jaffa… and more -Synopsis- After the devastation suffered by both sides in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’, Caesar is torn between a duty to lead his nation of super-apes […]

My Cousin Rachel (2017)

Posted by Gui on June 11, 2017

Review 106min Genre:      Drama, Mystery, Romance Director:   Roger Michell Cast:        Sam Claflin, Rachel Weisz, Iain Glen… and more Writers:    Daphne Du Maurier and Roger Michell -Synopsis- When ‘Philip’s’ wealthy cousin and guardian suspiciously dies while abroad after unexpectedly marrying their beautiful distant cousin ‘Rachel’, the young Englishman becomes caught between his suspicions of her involvement […]

The Mummy (2017)

Posted by Gui on June 9, 2017

Review 110min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror Director:    Alex Kurtzman Cast:         Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Russell Crowe…and more Writers:     David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie, Dylan Kussman…more -Synopsis- The malevolent spirit of an ancient Egyptian Princess is awakened by modern conflict, unleashing a darkness which threatens the world while a shadowy organisation committed to fighting this evil […]

Baywatch (2017)

Posted by Gui on May 28, 2017

Review 116min Genre:       Action, Comedy Director:    Seth Gordon Cast:         Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra…and more Writers:     Jay Scherick, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift… and more -Synopsis- A group of eager new recruits—including a talented but reckless maverick—compete to join the ranks of the implausibly beautiful lifeguards who patrol the beaches of sunny Florida, helping to […]

Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 28, 2016

Review 90min Genre:      Action Director:   John Stockwell Cast:        Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, Jean-Claude Van Damme…more Writers:    Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath -Synopsis- An American in Thailand seeks to avenge his brother’s murder at the hands of a brutal Muay Thai champion, with the help of an enigmatic master he will learn the ways of the […]

The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 24, 2016

Review 133min Genre:     Action, Western Director:  Antoine Fuqua Cast:       Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett…and more Writers:   Richard Wenk, Nic Pizzolatto, Akira Kurosawa… and more -Synopsis- Antoine Fuqua (Southpaw, Training Day) reboots the 1960 classic western remake of the Akira Kurosawa masterpiece; a late 19th century tale set in the old American West, following 7 […]

Ben-Hur (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 8, 2016

Review 123min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Drama Director:  Timur Bekmambetov Cast:       Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman…and more Writers:   Lew Wallace, Keith R. Clarke and John Ridley -Synopsis- In 1st century Jerusalem, a Jewish prince is made a slave after his family are betrayed by their adoptive Roman brother; but festering hatred sends him on a […]

Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 13, 2016

Review 102min Genre:      Family, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Director:   David Lowery Cast:        Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford…more Writers:    David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein…more -Synopsis- Disney’s 21st century re-imagining of its own classic family film recounting the story of “Pete”; a young orphan boy who’s thrown back into civilisation after living wild in a […]

Ghostbusters (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 11, 2016

Review 116min Genre:     Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-fi Director:  Paul Feig Cast:       Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Chris Hemsworth…and more Writers:   Paul Feig, Katie Dippold and Ivan Reitman -Synopsis- Over 30 years after the boys save New York city, the girls get their shot in this lavish but risky reboot of a comedy classic; which sees writer/director […]

The Magnificent Seven Teaser Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on April 20, 2016

Antoine Fuqua (Southpaw, Training Day) reboots the 1960 classic western remake of the Kurosawa masterpiece, following 7 disparate gunslingers and outlaws as they come together to protect a poor village from a ruthless industrialist and his men. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke among others. Genre: Western, Action […]

Ben-Hur Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on March 16, 2016

Lavish 21st century remake of a legendary remake, starring Jack Huston as the Jerusalem Jewish prince turned slave after being betrayed by his close Roman friend, on a mission to avenge his family and shake up the Roman Empire in this period epic from the Kazakh director of ‘Night Watch’. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and […]

Ghostbusters Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on March 3, 2016

Over 30 years after the boys save New York city, the girls get their shot in this lavish but risky reboot of a comedy classic, which sees writer/director Paul Feig reunite with stars Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy to apply their 21st century comic sensibilities to a proven formula. Directed by Paul Feig and starring […]

Poltergeist (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on May 23, 2015

Review 93min Genre:    Horror Director: Gil Kenan Cast:      Kennedi Clements, Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt …more Writer:   David Lindsay-Abaire, Steven Spielberg (original) Remake of the 80s Horror classic this time featuring the Bowen family who move into a quiet suburban house only to find themselves terrorized by ghosts capable of manipulating the “living-world”, when their daughter […]

22 Jump Street (2014) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on June 6, 2014

112min Genre:    Comedy, Action Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Cast:      Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube…and more Writers:  Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel , Rodney Rothman, Jonah Hill    Officers Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) return to our screens in the buddy-cop comedy blockbuster of this summer with much of the same formula from the successful […]