Director – Jalmari Helander – 2022 – Finland – Cert. 15 – 91m **** A gold miner taking time out from WW2 must get past a Nazi unit in the Lapland wilderness in order to deposit his gold at the bank – entertaining but violent gorefest is out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 26th […]
Director – Jean-François Richet – 2022 – UK, US – Cert. 15 – 107m **** A commercial passenger aircraft flying through bad weather conditions gets into trouble and is forced to land on an island run by military insurgents – out on digital from Monday, March 13th While this is unlikely to win any Oscars, […]
Director – Han Jae-rim – 2021 – South Korea – 147m ***** A rogue biochemist smuggles a deadly virus onto a commerical flight and releases it, leaving those on board fighting for survival– from the London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) which runs in cinemas from Wednesday, October 19th to Sunday, October 30th At the […]
Director – Angus MacLane – 2022 – US – Cert. PG – 107m **1/2 Stranded on a hostile planet, Buzz Lightyear sets out on a series of missions which eventually lead to his first confrontation with the evil Emperor Zurg – plays in the Annecy Animation Festival 2022 which is taking place in a 100% […]
Directors – David Fairhead, Anthony Palmer – 2022 – UK – Cert. PG – 110m **** The story of World War Two’s iconic Lancaster bomber aircraft, the missions it flew and the airmen who served as its crews – out in cinemas on Friday, May 27th The constant drone-like sound, the view looking downwards moving […]
Director – Arthur Harari – 2021 – France, Japan – Cert. 15 – 166m ***** A Japanese soldier who believes his country has not yet surrendered stays on a Filipino island to fight on alone until 1973 – out on Blu-ray in the UK on Monday 16th May. 16th September 1973. A backpacking Japanese student […]
Directors – Aaron Nee, Adam Nee – 2021 – US – Cert. 12a – 112m *** A jaded woman’s romantic adventure novelist and her cover model find themselves in a real life jungle straight out of one of her books – out in cinemas on Wednesday, April 13th Ever since her archaeologist husband died five […]
Director – Luke Sparke – 2020 – Australia – Cert. 15 – 128m * Australian alien invasion epic with lots of seasoned actors and heaps of special effects. What could possibly go wrong? – out in cinemas on Friday, July 9th A sequel to Australian alien invasion outing Occupation (2018) by the same director, this […]