Film review, by Jason Day, of American Assassin, about a young American man who joins a CIA ‘Black Ops’ team after his girlfriend is killed during a beach terrorist attack. Starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton.
Thriller/Suspense/Film Noir
Film review by Jason Day of Patti Cake$ the American drama about an aspiring, female rap artist fighting for glory in her downtrodden New Jersey homeland. Starring Danielle McDonald and Cathy Moriarty.
Drama
Film review by Claire Durrant of A Ghost Story, starring Casey Affleck as a recently deceased man and Roony Mara as his grieving widow.
Drama
Film review, by Claire Durrant, of The Emoji Movie featuring the voices of James Corden and Anna Faris.
Animation
Guest blogger and my former colleague Jo Szreder, from The Blond Travels, has been living and working in Thailand for a few years now. I asked her what it’s like going to the multiplex there. Despite the similarities, there are some interesting additions.
Film review, by Claire Durrant, of the World War II drama Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy and with a cameo by former One Direction star Harry Styles.
War
Film review by Jason Day of War for the Planet of the Apes, the next addition in the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise, starring Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson.
Action/adventure/fantasy
Film review by Claire Durrant of It Comes at Night, a thriller movie about the end of the world starring Joel Egderton as one of the last people on Earth.
Thriller/suspense/film noir
Film review by Jason Day of the movie Baby Driver starring Ansel Elgort as Baby, a getaway driver with a heart. Co-starring Lily James and Kevin Spacey.
Crime
Film review by Jason Day of Transformers: The Last Knight, the latest addition to the blockbuster movie franchise about huge robots that disguise themselves as other machines. starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Michael Bay.
Action/Adventure/Fantasy
