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

No Time To Die – James Bond Movie Review

This review does contain some unusually massive spoilers for the new James Bond film, please consider yourselves warned or as Q would say…. pay attention 007! It’s interesting that this is the first James Bond film where in the famous intro 007 shoots an assassin and there is no blood that covers up the sight,… Continue reading No Time To Die – James Bond Movie Review

Life’s a show – Film Review

One of the nice things about doing my blog for this long is that I often get invited to review films. I can’t accept every offer so pick those which I think might be fun or interesting and recently one such film came up that caught my attention. We’ve all had times where we feel… Continue reading Life’s a show – Film Review

Going back to the cinema after lockdown to watch The Unholy!

As everyone else has awaited the end of lockdown to go to the shops, pubs, eat out or simply to meet up with someone, for me I have been waiting 17 months to go to the cinema. I’ve always loved going to the cinema since my first outing to see Star Wars when I was… Continue reading Going back to the cinema after lockdown to watch The Unholy!