bobwp OK – so, I said I would write a film review for every film I see at the cinema – no exceptions. So, despite being something of a drag-along – and at least grateful its not “Smurfs 2” – here we go. This Is Us tells the quite remarkable true story of One Direction, the … Read more
Elysium is the follow up film from  Neill Blomkamp  to his much (and quite rightly) lauded intelligent sci-fi film “District 9”. Many of the themes of that classic – prejudice and segregation – are similarly played out in this film, with the focus this time being on rich and poor and the gulf that separates … Read more
“Porridge”, “On The Buses”, “Are You Being Served?”, Morecambe and Wise – all classic British TV shows that largely crashed and burned when ported to the big screen. So it was with some trepidation that I approached Norfolk’s biggest star – Alan Partridge’s – first big screen adventure. So the large question (cue jingle – … Read more
The World’s End is Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s final film in the so-called “Three Flavours Cornetto” trilogy, following Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. (This is nicely illustrated with a great sight gag in the final scenes). The film’s plot has Simon Pegg as a wastrel forty-something teenager wanting (needing) to … Read more
OK, I confess. I really didn’t want to like this film. It has all the makings of a real turkey… a zombie movie with a Z in the title… isn’t that going to be like a B-movie but 25 times worse? But, despite my best instincts, I really did enjoy this flick.  The plot doesn’t … Read more