Film review by Claire Durrant of the comic-based movie Venom starring Tom Hardy as a journalist who is taken over by a symbiotic parasite.
Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Venom (2018). We’re going out on a limb – this comic-based film isn’t bad!
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018). This magic fantasy casts a decent spell
Film review, by Jason Day, of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the fantasy movie about a young orphan who moves in with his uncle, who turns out be a Warlock with a terrible secret. Starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett.
Action/adventure/fantasy
A Star Is Born (2018). Bradley Cooper goes Gaga in this stunning creating a star remake
Film review, by Jason Day, of the musical A Star Is Born. A washed-up rock legend is eclipsed by his pop star wife-discovery, Starring and directed by Bradley Cooper and co-starring Lady Gaga
Drama
A Star is Born (1937). The original movie star on the make and husband on the wane melodrama
Film review, by Jason Day, of A Star is Born (1937), the melodrama about a famous but drunken film star (Fredric March) who falls in love with a wannabe actress (Janet Gaynor), only to see her fame eclipse his own.
Drama
Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Film review of the frothy, kaleidoscope coloured comedy
Film review by Jason Day of the comedy drama about a young bride whose husband turns out to be very wealthy, leaving her at the mercy of his socialite friends and snobbish mother.
Comedy
The Predator (2018). Film review of the smart reboot of the Predator movie franchise
Film review by Jason Day of The Predator, the latest movie in the sci-fi franchise about a race of intergalactic trophy hunters. A young boy accidentally receives alien articles, leaving a ragtag crew of a scientist and mentality unstable soldiers to prevent the end of humanity.
Science Fiction
Halloween (1978). This short seasonal horror from John Carpenter is long on shocks
Film review by Jason Day of Halloween, the 1978 horror starring Jamie Lee Curtis as an innocent babysitter stalked by a serial killer who, 15 years previously, stabbed his elder sister to death. Directed by John Carpenter.
Horror
BlacKkKlansman (2018). Drama about a black cop investigating the Ku Klux Klan
Film review Jason Day of BlacKkKlansman, the Spike Lee directed thriller about a black policeman going undercover and posing as a new member of the Ku Klux Klan with a view to dismantling it from within. Starring John David Washington and Adam Driver.
Drama
Searching (2018). Missing child thriller starring John Cho
Film review, by Nadine Shambrook, of the thriller Searching starring John Cho as a father looking for his missing daughter. Debra Messing plays the Detective helping him.
Thriller/Suspense/Film Noir
The Meg (2018). Jason Statham tackles a huge shark in this action adventure
Film review of the movie The Meg, starring Jason Statham as a rescue expert who must tackle a Megalodon, a massive prehistoric shark, after it is disturbed from an isolated existence after an engineering exploration.
Action/Adventure/Fantasy
