One of my favourite films of the last few years is The Gentlemen. I watched it several times during Covid in an empty cinema and when I could, I went out to visit one or two of the locations I wasn’t familiar with. It’s a hilarious, stylish and sometimes very violent London gangster film by… Continue reading The Red Carpet Premiere of the new Netflix series, The Gentlemen
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The Holdovers Film Review
The last really great film I watched was Saltburn which was shockingly unique and often simply shocking. I remember when sitting down to watch Saltburn there was a trailer for The Holdovers and I made a mental note that this film was just my cup of tea. Nobody likes teacher Paul Hunham who is fantastically played… Continue reading The Holdovers Film Review
Saltburn – Film Review
I’ve managed to see a lot of great films this autumn and the tail end of summer and one or two less good ones but one that I’d been waiting to see for months based on the trailer alone is Saltburn, written and directed by the up and coming Emerald Fennell. It looked audacious and… Continue reading Saltburn – Film Review
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
There is a rule in Star Trek films that the even numbered ones are usually considered better than the odd numbered ones. With Indiana Jones it seems to be the other way round. Everyone loves Raiders of the Lost Ark, except for some epic chase and action sequences, the Temple of Doom doesn’t seem to… Continue reading Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
A Man Called Otto Film Review
There was a time when the whole world seemed to love Tom Hanks, I never really knew why. He was always perfectly amiable but generally seemed to be just going through the motions in what happened to be often big and popular films. In truth I only really liked CastAway, Saving Private Ryan was too… Continue reading A Man Called Otto Film Review
Babylon Film Review
I’d been waiting to see Babylon for several months. Not that I knew that much about it but the advertising I had seen onscreen made me think this could be for me. Additionally, Burlington Arcade in London where I visit several times a week with my tours has been decorated in a Babylon theme for… Continue reading Babylon Film Review
Empire of Light Film Review
Out of the 3 or 4 films I’ve seen so far this year, the best by far has been Empire of Light. It’s also the one I only found out about the evening before I went to watch it as opposed to the big budget Hollywood films that are invariably trailed months or even a… Continue reading Empire of Light Film Review
Top Films and Movies of 2022
The film scene is still slowly recovering from the pandemic and frankly there has been a lot of rubbish out there and by rubbish I also mean comic book films 🙂 I didn’t get to see all the films I wanted to see but there are plenty that I did see that didn’t quite make… Continue reading Top Films and Movies of 2022
Top Gun Maverick – Review
I don’t know if like me you’re old enough to remember Top Gun. It was one of a giant wave of 80’s macho films mostly standing out from its crowd by ditching muscles and machine guns for an iconic 80’s soundtrack, fantastic cinematography and a relatively new and up and coming actor by the name… Continue reading Top Gun Maverick – Review
Last Night In Soho Movie Review
I have been waiting for this film for a year or so but it has been long delayed due to Covid. I really liked the look of it from the trailers and though those elements are very enticing and didn’t disappoint, the actual film is so much better. I’ve written before how I often experienced… Continue reading Last Night In Soho Movie Review
Stephen Liddell 