How the hell do you review a film like Deadpool? It’s almost in a category of its own. Ryan Reynolds is no stranger to superhero pics: he played the disappointingly limp “Green Lantern” in 2011 and before that he played this character – Wade Wilson – in “Wolverine: Origins” with Hugh Jackman (who is the … Read more
As someone in his frisky fifties, I am old enough to remember the arrival on our British TV screens of the original Dad’s Army back in 1968. I can still remember my dearly departed Dad with tears flowing down his cheeks at the antics of this motley crew of (mostly) old folks as they confronted … Read more
The Big Short is not an easy film to watch on a number of levels. At a basic level, and speaking as a pretty well-educated film-goer, it requires quite considerable concentration to keep up with the financial jargon thrown at you. At a sociological level, the fraud and corruption that were endemic within the venerable … Read more
“Spotlight” is the investigative team at the Boston Globe newspaper who focus on ‘big’ issues that they select to pursue – work that can take many months to come to fruition. Headed up by Robby Robinson (Michael Keaton) the rest of his team are Mike (Mark Ruffalo), Sacha (Rachel McAdams) and family man Matt Carroll … Read more
Michael “Beyond the Poseidon Adventure” Caine has never been averse to starring in more than his fair share of turkeys. Talking about “Jaws: The Revenge” he once said: “I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific!” One can … Read more