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!
Film review
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
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 Equalizer 2 (2018). Review of the vigilante justice film starring Denzel Washington
Film review by Jason Day of The Equalizer 2, the action thriller about a man who helps oppressed or exploited people seek justice. Starring Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal.
Thriller/Suspense/Film noir
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016). Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant excel in this musical biopic
Film review by Jason Day of the movie Florence Foster Jenkins, in which Meryl Streep takes the title role, a tone deaf singer who finally achieves her dream of singing to an audience, despite the fact she is tone deaf. Co-starring Hugh Grant.
Comedy
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). Film review of the Abba songs musical sequel
Film review by Jason Day of the movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. This sequel to the blockbuster from 2008 reunites the former cast and new guests, including grandmother Cher.
Musical
Hotel Artemis (2018). Review of the offbeat thriller about a nurse who runs a health clinic for criminals on the lamb
Film review, by Nadine Shambrook, of Hotel Artemis, starring Jodie Foster as a nurse who runs a secret emergency clinic for criminals hiding out until the heat calls off.
Thriller/suspense/film noir
Skyscraper (2018). Disaster movie that reaches parts most movies can’t
Film review by Jason Day of the disaster movie Skyscraper, starring Dwayne Johnson as a man battling to save his family who are trapped at the top of the world’s tallest building, set alight by criminals.
Disaster
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