Film Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ (2019)

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Annie Potts. Director: Josh Cooley Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures The toys are back…AGAIN. Nine years on from Best Picture-nominated Toy Story 3, Woody (Tom Hanks) and the gang are back on the big screen … Continue reading Film Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ (2019)

For HCMovieReviews: “Men in Black: International”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) The Men in Black are back, but not the ones you quite remember… In a reboot of the sci-fi franchise, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson lead the way in a film that should not have been made – the story … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Men in Black: International”

For HCMovieReviews: “Dragged Across Concrete”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) Mel Gibson is back in the buddy cop role, but to put it lightly, he’s a complete bastard. Working side-by-side with Vince Vaughn, they form cop duo, Brett (Gibson) and Tony (Vaughn), in S. Craig Zahler’s gritty, edgy and dangerous, … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Dragged Across Concrete”

For HCMovieReviews: “Vice”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) From Batman to Fatman, Christian Bale is back delivering a heavyweight performance as Dick Cheney in ‘Vice’, a film much more satirical and playful than its trailers may have suggested. Presented in a slightly back and forth non-linear fashion, ‘Vice’ … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Vice”

For HCMovieReviews: “The Front Runner”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) From fighting with mutants to fighting off accusations of morality, Hugh Jackman stars as former Democratic presidential candidate, Gary Hart, in ‘The Front Runner’, the thrilling adaptation of ‘All the Truth is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid’. Opening briefly … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “The Front Runner”

For HCMovieReviews: “Welcome Home”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) Remember the erotic thrillers of the early 1990s? Well, ‘Welcome Home’ attempts to join that circle, but instead establishes a somewhat tasteless, yet entertaining thriller. The opening titles of ‘Welcome Home’ intercutting with a property rental website, soon presents the … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Welcome Home”

For HCMovieReviews: “The Predator”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi (spoiler free) Over thirty years since the release of the original ‘Predator’ movie, Shane Black returns to the franchise with the latest installment and sequel, ‘The Predator’. Lacking an A-List name to establish ‘The Predator’ as a star vehicle, can the new … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “The Predator”

For Ultimate Action Movie Club: “7 Reasons ‘Last Action Hero’ Is Arnold’s Ultimate Cinematic Achievement”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi My debut piece for Ultimate Action Movie Club… My first listicle… My second favourite Schwarzenegger film. View here: http://ultimateactionmovies.com/last-action-hero-1993/ This article’s featured image: By Source, Columbia Pictures, Fair Use, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Last_action_hero_ver2.jpg Continue reading For Ultimate Action Movie Club: “7 Reasons ‘Last Action Hero’ Is Arnold’s Ultimate Cinematic Achievement”

For SetTheTape.com: “The Mule – Film Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi At the age of 88, four-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood makes his on screen return in crime drama The Mule, inspired by a New York Times article. Replacing the .44 Magnum (“the most powerful handgun in the world…”) with gardening scissors, Eastwood’s … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “The Mule – Film Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “Backtrace – Film Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Bouncing between franchise revival films and the horrific Escape Plan 2, Sylvester Stallone stars alongside Stranger Things’ Matthew Modine in Backtrace – more appropriately direct-to-the-rubbish-bin than direct-to-video. Backtrace opens during the car journey home after a robbery or heist of sorts, and … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Backtrace – Film Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “Bolton Film Festival – Best of Closing Night and Awards”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi The second edition of Bolton Film Festival came to a glorious triumph when a selection of 13 films, dubbed “Best of the Fest (Pt 2)”, were presented to a packed-out crowd of filmmakers, students, fans, the local Mayor and Mayoress, and the … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Bolton Film Festival – Best of Closing Night and Awards”

For SetTheTape.com: “Bolton Film Festival: F-Rated Film”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Taking place within the lecture room on the basement floor of Bolton’s fantastic Museum, Aquarium and Archive, Bolton Film Festival’s special range of F-Rated film preceded an also fantastic industry panel on women in film. To be “F-Rated”, the film in question … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Bolton Film Festival: F-Rated Film”