X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016) Dir: Bryan Singer Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Lucas Till, Josh Helman, Ben Hardy. IMDb Synopsis: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. My rating: THE NICE GUYS (2016) Dir: Shane Black Starring: … Continue reading
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[Video Reviews] Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and Bad Neighbours 2 (2016) by Bede Jermyn
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2016) Dir: Stephen Frears Starring: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Nina Arianda, Rebecca Ferguson. IMDb Synopsis: The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. My rating: BAD NEIGHBOURS 2 (a.k.a. NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING) (2016) Dir: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace … Continue reading
[Video Review] Spy (2015) by Bede Jermyn
Dir: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Peter Serafinowicz, Morena Baccarin, Jude Law. IMDb Synopsis: Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, … Continue reading
Blu-ray Review: Tim Winton’s The Turning [MA15+] by Bede Jermyn
Directors: Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Anthony Lucas, Claire McCathy, Ian Meadows, Ashlee Page, Stephen Page, Simon Stone, Warwick Thornton, Marieka Walsh, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham. Cast: Wayne Blair, Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Colin Friels, Harrison Gilbertson, Brenna Harding, Callan Mulvey, Matt … Continue reading
[Review] The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) by Bede Jermyn
There were many reasons why I was looking forward to THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (besides its great cast and intriguing plot) but the main one being that this was the new film from director Derek Cianfrance, whose previous film was the absolutely terrific and powerful 2010 film BLUE VALENTINE. After seeing that one I definitely … Continue reading
Insidious
4/5 Before I start with this review, I am going to just let you the readers know that I believe this is a film best seen with as little knowledge about it as possible. With that in mind I am going to keep this vague on the plot and hopefully I won’t spoil too much. … Continue reading