Monthly Archives: December 2018

Bumblebee – Film #110

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Transforming greatness, or buzz off? The Transformers films have been a bit of a guilty pleasure since they first launched in 2007 (yeah I know there was previous OLD films but I wasn’t a massive fan of the cartoon). Dumb … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins Returns – Film #109

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Practically Perfect in every way, or a nanny too far? Mary Poppins is back. The classic from 1964 has been watched time and time again by this film fan and the songs are as much in my musical vocabulary as … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wonderful Life – Film #108

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Angel wings or olden days nonsense? This film is now 72 years old. I am 37 years old. This film is almost twice as old as I am….and this is the first time I have ever watched this absolute delight! … Continue reading →

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Stan and Ollie – Film #107

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Comedy Gold, or another fine mess? Laurel and Hardy are before my time…long before my time, and unfortunately I have never actually watched anything that they have done on film. So I wasn’t sure what to expect going into it. … Continue reading →

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Spiderman into the Spiderverse – Film #106

Posted on December 12, 2018 by

Swinging into action, or falling off the buildings? So here’s my honesty…I have never been a massive Spiderman fan. I never used to watch it as a kid, I thought the Tobey Maguire films were just OK, Andrew Garfield’s a … Continue reading →

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Mortal Engines – Film #105

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

Immortal, or early death? The rights to the movie adaptation of the book of the same name were bought back in 2009…but it’s only now that this is being released. Its been a long time coming, but was it worth … Continue reading →

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Green Book – Film #104

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

Deep South, or gone South? A while back, Viggo Mortensen was hot property. On the back of the Lord Of The Rings films and A History Of Violence, he was set to take on the world then never really set … Continue reading →

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Creed 2 – Film #103

Posted on December 2, 2018 by

Knockout, or throwing in the towel? Rocky 4 was my favourite Rocky film. I will literally fight anyone over it…WWE Wrestlers, Mr T, anyone! Rocky vs Drago is perfect. It’s brutal and brilliant all in one. It’s like a 2hr … Continue reading →

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Ralph Breaks The Internet – Film #102

Posted on December 2, 2018 by

Fix it or Wreck It? 6 years ago, Disney released a film which didn’t feel like it had been made for kids…Wreck It Ralph was clearly aimed at me and you. Thirty-somethings who grew up with arcades and those old … Continue reading →

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