Reviews

Winona Ryder, Matthew Modine, Cary Elwes & Robert Englund star in this confusing & over complicated tv show that tells the story of a group of residents from an American town who go searching for a missing little boy & in doing so they start to uncover strange government secrets, secret experiments & even stranger alien/demonic entities who seem hell bent on world domination/control as the group of residents, lead by a little girl (who's left nostril always seems to be bleeding anytime she does anything) with powerful psychic abilities, try to stop them. I thought I'd give this a go with all the hype around it & with it only being 4 seasons of 8-9 episodes per season but I wish I hadn't bothered as it was so far fetched & overly complicated that I just found it annoyingly hard to follow & I soon lost interest in it, especially as season 4's episodes are all the length of short films with the final episode being 2 hours & 21 minutes long! Saying that though, seasons 3 & 4 are the best of the 4 with a couple of slightly interesting storylines & much cooler enemies compared to the first 2 seasons in which the aliens are just slug like entities with no intelligence whatsoever which seemed very uninventitive & lacked creativity but then again as the show seems to be heavily influenced by dungeons & dragons which I've never been into them maybe that's how they were supposed to be? Either way, I wasn't impressed & I won't be watching the final season when it comes out & I would highly recommend anyone thinking of watching this not to bother!

Benedict Cumberbatch, the stunning Elizabeth Olsen, the gorgeous Rachel McAdams, John Krasinski & many others star in this cool marvel sequel in which Doctor Strange has a dream about a girl in which together they do battle with a dark force but then when he actually meets the girl from his dream he soon comes to realise it wasn't a dream at all but another existence in the multiverse & that the girl is able to help him travel across the multiverse where he teams up with his fellow superheroes in order to battle multiple threats which could destroy millions of innocent people, he even has to do battle with different versions of himself aswell as trying to stop the very hot Scarlet Witch from causing havoc as she tries to reunite with her children she created but lost as she makes it clear she will go to any lengths in order to do so. I really enjoyed watching this although it was a little hard to follow in places & if you haven't watched it yet then I highly recommend you do so.

Stars the likes of Johnny Galecki, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Kevin Sussman & many others including guest appearances from the likes of William Shatner & James Earl Jones, this hilarious sitcom follows the lives of a group of high intellectuals & their significant others as the friends & colleagues regularly get together & get into all kinds of side splitting situations over 12 seasons of 24 episodes per season on average & as you see the characters relationships grow you can't help but to grow to love them. Took me a good couple of months to get through the whole box set but I'm glad I stuck with it as I found it to be the best & most funny sitcom since FRIENDS & if by chance you've not seen it yet then I highly recommend watching it as it's so good!

Starring the likes of the hilarious Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Ed Helms. James Spader, Catherine Tate & others, this show follows the lives & loves of a group of colleagues who work together in an office for a paper supply company & their relationships with each other & those around them as they are being filmed for a documentary. Over 9 hilarious seasons you grow to know & love a group of great characters including an awkwardly funny boss who's a hopeless romantic always falling in love at first sight & putting his foot in it at work with regards to political correctness, then there's the hilariously funny office prankster who's in love with the beautiful but engaged office secretary & who's always making her laugh by pranking the strict office brown nose who takes himself way too seriously to name a few. I can't believe I've only just got around to watching this but I'm glad I did, I loved it & if you've not seen it yet then I highly recommend watching it!

Caitlin Stasey, Judy Reyes & Kal Penn star in this spine chiller about a psychologist who witnesses a patient in the midst of a psychological breakdown during which she seemingly becomes possessed by an evil entity with a devious, haunting smile before she then commits suicide in front of her. Haunted by the experience, the psychologist then starts to have a breakdown of her own as she is haunted by frightening events caused by the entity & then with the help of a cop she learns that the entity has been jumping from one person to the other by making its next victim witness the suicide of its current victim & the only way to break the cycle is to get its current victim to commit murder & so the psychologist must then confront the demon & try to banish it from her life & mind. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this film but I really did, it has quite a few genuinely scary moments & made me jump a few times & it's been a while since I've watched a horror film that's had that affect on me so if you like a good, creepy spine chiller that catches you off guard then I highly recommend watching it, the only thing I didn't like was that the ending seemed to drag on for too long & was a bit far fetched.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo & the late, great Bill Paxton star in this film about a criminal with a psychopathic, dark nature who finds himself drawn into a new career path of photojournalism as he needs to make money to get by & so he obtains a video camera & police scanner & goes out at night & starts filming car crashes & murders & so on which he then sells to a news station but in his desire to increase his income he goes to increasingly more daring & disturbing lengths to get darker stories leading him into a cold, dark, downward spiral. I'm surprised I've only just seen this as it's 10 years old but I'm glad I watched it & I recommend you do too if you haven't already as it's very good!

Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Idris Elba & many others star in this epic instalment of marvels Thor films in which we see the mighty god of thunder imprisoned in the other side of the universe from his home of Asgard & without his mighty hammer. As Asgard becomes threatened by the goddess of death Hela, Thor must battle his fellow avenger the hulk before returning to Asgard to save it & his Asgardian civilisation from Hela who wants to bring the destruction of Ragnarok upon it. I've seen this film a few times now & really enjoyed it so if you haven't watched it yet then I highly recommend doing so as it's one of the best marvel films out there.

The gorgeous Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Viola Davis, John Cena & many others star in this film in which a government agent employs the ruthless skills of some imprisoned super villains on the promise of reduced sentences should they be mission successful when they are sent on a do or die mission into the jungle to destroy a laboratory. If you like violent anti hero films & you're into the D. C. franchise then you might like this so you should watch it if you haven't already but for me personally I didn't enjoy it as much as I did the first film starring Will Smith so I probably wouldn't watch it again.

Justin Long stars in this very weird film whereby his character who is an entrepreneurial actor is accused of a serious sexual crime & must consider selling some of the properties he owns in order to cover his legal bills but when he visits one of them he uncovers a labyrinth of underground tunnels & rooms in which is lurking a strange creature with both a nurturing & murderous nature who can go outside when the sun goes down, he then has to try & rescue a woman who has rented the property from him & survived her encounter with the creature thus far. The film starts out ok & you think it's going to be a good serial killer type film but it soon takes a turn for the worse so I wouldn't recommend watching it to be honest as there are far better films than this to watch.

Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Djimon Hounsou, Benicio Del Toro amongst many others star in this classic marvel film about a young boy who is beamed up to a spacecraft after his mother dies of cancer & then many years later is arrested & imprisoned for trying to steal an orb containing an infinity stone after which he must team up with Drax the destroyer, groot, rocket raccoon & Gamora in order to stop the evil Ronan & thanos from obtaining the orb in order for them to be able to use it to impose their evil will on the universe. I quite liked this film although I preferred the sequel but I'd definitely recommend watching it if you haven't already as it's a must see for any marvel fan!

NFL legend Marshawn Lynch & Ayo Edebiri star in this film about a couple of lesbian high school girls who start up a fight club in the name of female empowerment but in reality it's so they can meet new girls to try & get laid. The film has some slight humour to it especially in reference to the snowflake millennial generation & I loved the scene where the high school football team quarterback falls over like he's been shot after having his legs barely brushed against by a car in which his girlfriend is during a lover's tiff, I thought that was hilarious & very accurate but apart from that & Cindy Crawford's beautiful daughter being in it there wasn't really anything else about the film that I found interesting or fun or that held my attention so for that reason if you haven't watched it yet then I would recommend not bothering as it's not very good at all.

Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Keith David & Kim Basinger star in this film set in the late 70's about a young woman who goes into hiding after making an adult film in which is proof that her high ranking government official mom is doing dirty deals with organised crime resulting in the criminals trying to hunt her down to kill her & when a private detective starts to pursue her she then hires someone to rough him up & warn him but when the rough nut & private detective discover what's going on they try to protect the young woman & bring to life the truth about what's going on. The film wasn't bad & if you've not seen it yet then I'd say it's worth watching but it's nothing special although it does have it's funny moments & there are some stunning half naked women in it which is always a good thing!

An all star cast including Kurt Russell, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Dave Bautista & many others star in this sequel where we see the guardians pursued by aliens who hired them to guard some batteries from invaders until Rocket then steals some & we also meet Quill's dad, Ego, who tries to win over Quill pretending he wants to build a relationship with Quill & make up for being absent his whole life but Quill soon finds out he has ulterior motives & is using him to help him take over the universe so he can control everything but the final straw comes when Quill finds out Ego was responsible for his mom's death & so the guardians make it their mission to stop him in his tracks! I wasn't sure I was going to like this as I wasn't so keen on the first film but I really liked it & preferred it to the first film so if you haven't watched it yet then I recommend you do so, I think you'll like it.

The late, great Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett & Andy Serkis amongst others star in this marvel epic about the heir to the throne of Wakanda who must return home & take his rightful place as king & black panther after the death of his father but when his kingdom becomes threatened by several enemies he must then rally the tribes of Wakanda together & prepare for war especially after his throne is taken by someone ruthless connected to his past who is hell bent on exacting the revenge he feels he deserves! This is hands down one of my all time favourite marvel films of all time & if you haven't watched it yet then I highly recommend doing so as it's an absolutely awesome story!

Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant & Bradley Cooper star in this fantasy adventure film about an imprisoned peacekeeper who escapes prison not realising he's been pardoned anyway & he assembles a team consisting of a barbarian, an amateur sorcerer, a con artist & others as they attempt to make a better life for themselves by thieving but when they attempt to steal the tablet of reawakening so the peacekeeper can bring his dead wife back to life, the peacekeeper & barbarian are captured & imprisoned whilst the con artist runs off with the loot leaving them to rot & so when the peacekeeper & barbarian get free they ambark on a journey together with the amateur sorcerer to find the backstabbing con artist who has turned the peacekeeper's daughter against him with lies & deceit. I wasn't expecting to like this film but really enjoyed it, it's a very creative & fun fantasy adventure & if you haven't seen it yet then I highly recommend watching it.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Alexander Ludwig & Jonny Lee Miller star in this awesome film about the brotherhood between a U. S. Army sergeant & his Afghani interpreter. When the soldiers unit uncovers a taliban bomb making facility & come under fire, the sergeant & his interpreter are the only ones who escape with their lives but then as they are pursued by the enemy the sergeant is badly wounded & so his interpreter must get him to safety by any means necessary as they try to avoid many encounters with the taliban hunting them. After getting the sergeant to safety, the interpreter must then go on the run & protect his family from the taliban who want him dead whilst in the meantime the army sergeant is recovering back home after which he has to fight to get visa's for the interpreter & his family so they can rightly live in the safety of the United States after which the sergeant must then go back to Afghanistan to rescue his interpreter & his family as they are again ruthlessly pursued by the enemy who will stop at nothing to get them. This is one of the best films I've seen & if you haven't watched it yet then I highly recommend you do so, it's a great story of true brotherhood.

Starring the likes of Tim Robbins, Will Patton, Iain Glenn & Common amongst others this is the story of a community of people who live in an underground silo that is hundreds of stories deep who seem to be there because of an apocalyptic incident that occurred over a hundred years earlier but when some residents start to question if what they're being told is true & some inquisitive residents start to discover certain things then they are banished & sent outside to find out for themselves if the outside is really a post apocalyptic wasteland or if it's really a plush, green healthy beautiful planet which would mean that for some reason then they were being lied to in order to keep them in the silo. I thought that this had potential as it had some well known people starring in it but unfortunately I found the story too slow to unfold & way too confusing to hold my interest, it leaves you in suspense so you tune in for the next season but to be honest I don't think I'll bother & so I wouldn't recommend watching this unless you're very patient & don't mind waiting for the next season for the story to possibly unfold to finally give you answers.

Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, John Leguizamo & Nicholas Hoult star in this strange film about a group of well to do people who are invited to eat at a lavish restaurant on a remote island but when they arrive they find a very strange chef who seems to have some sort of vendetta on all but one of the guests & as he feels they fail to appreciate his culinary brilliance & art then he has decided that everyone in the restaurant must die & that the unappreciative guests are going to be the piece de resistance on the menu. To be honest I didn't really enjoy watching this film as I thought it was very strange & didn't really make any sense & so for that reason I would recommend giving it a miss.

With guest appearances from Oliver Platt, Jon Bernthal, Olivia Colman, Jamie Lee Curtis & others, this show tells the story of a young man with a troubled past due to his dysfunctional family, who makes something of himself by training to become a talented chef who then inherits his brothers sandwich bar after his brothers suicide. The story then follows his struggles as he tries to deal with his brother's loss, his troubled past whilst also trying to turn the sandwich bar into a successful restaurant as he attempts to win over the staff who start out to be a little difficult but end up becoming his close friends. I almost gave up on this after the first couple of episodes because it starts out very chaotic & stressful with a lot of shouting but I'm glad I stuck with it because as the stories of the characters unfold I really quite enjoyed it & grew to like many of the characters, even the ones I didn't like in the beginning & I found I could relate somewhat to the main character. If you haven't seen it yet then I recommend giving it a watch & sticking with it, a few of the episodes are even pretty funny.

Sam Worthington, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi & others star in this CGI spectacular about a paraplegic marine employed by a cooperate company to control an avatar to explore the planet Pandora which is too toxic for humans to inhabit. When he runs into trouble he is rescued by one of the native Na'vi people who takes him under her wing & shows him around Pandora & introduces him to her people who accept him & welcome him but then when he realises the true destructive intentions of his fellow humans he must then choose to either follow the orders of the people from the avatar program or try & save the Na'vi people of Pandora, one of which he has fallen in love with. This film is almost 15 years old but this was the first time I had watched it & I'm glad I did as I was pleasantly surprised, the storyline was good & was kind of a blend of the last samurai & black panther & the CGI was absolutely amazing & second to none, it was so good it makes you wish you could experience it in first person 3D so you can be part of it & I also loved that the paraplegic community were positively represented as the main character was a paraplegic warrior! If you haven't seen it yet then I highly recommend watching it as it's a must see!

Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williams star in this film about a troubled couple in a messy & dysfunctional marriage & shows in a confusing back & forth way how their relationship began & then slowly crashes & burns as they go through an affair which results in an unplanned pregnancy aswell as alcoholic & abusive behaviour & so on. I found it a sad film as there was a little innocent girl stuck in the middle of the marriage breakdown & I also didn't like the way the film kept going back in to the past & then returning to the present as I found the storyline a little harder to follow than it should've been which made me lose interest & concentration a few times & so I wouldn't watch it again but if you don't mind a discombobulating storyline then give it a watch as it might be for you.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman & the late, great Una Stubbs amongst others star in these 4 miniseries & a special that bring the legendary Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson to life in the modern day where we see the famous duo solve all manor of tricky cases whilst at the same time we see the hyper aware, high functioning sociopath Sherlock battle his addiction to both drugs & smoking aswell as dealing with his relationships with his clients, his brother who is a high ranking British intelligence operative, his lovely landlady, his ex army medic friend & colleague Dr. Watson & a couple of arch enemies who make his life hell aswell as his sister in the final episode who is a bit of a troubled psychopath. The first 2 seasons & the special are great as are the final 2 seasons but as it goes on there are a few complex, discombobulating episodes that are hard to follow but for the most part I really enjoyed it & highly recommend watching them all, each one is around 90 minutes long so it's like watching a fun, short film each time!

After seeing him in tv shows & films in which I found him mildly funny I thought I'd give his stand up a go but really wish I hadn't bothered as apart from the odd funny moment or two, I found it flat, crude, distasteful & some "jokes" were just pathetic & disgusting! I think he gets off on people finding him controversial & probably hasn't had any attention for a while so feels the need to up the ante but in my opinion he went way too far, for me personally the "jokes" about the sick & disabled kids were just the worst & he should be ashamed of himself! If I were you I'd avoid this at all costs & watch something else as there are much funnier comedians than him, I think I'll be avoiding anything with him in it from now on after seeing this!

Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, the beautiful Morena Baccarin & Eddie Marsan star in this awesome sequel whereby Deadpool takes an angry, young superhero under his wing & has to try & save him from both himself & a mercenary from the future who wants to kill him to stop him from becoming the future killer he seems destined to become. When it arises that the young superhero's anger is due to being abused then Deadpool must convince the mercenary from the future to give him time to change the youngster & calm down his destructive vengeful tendencies in order to save his life whilst the whole time Deadpool is dealing with the murder of his beloved pregnant other half. If you haven't seen it yet then I highly recommend watching it as it's awesome, if you liked the first film then you'll love this as it's just as good! Bring on Deadpool 3!