The Greatest Showman

Hugh Jackman dusts off his vocal chords in the romanticised story of P.T. Barnum in Michael Gracey’s The Greatest Showman. Before I really begin the review let’s address the Elephant in the room. P.T. Barnum is absolutely a historically controversial figure so crafting a story around him where he serves as the hero is arguably…

The Disaster Artist

The story of the making of what many consider to be the worst film of all time is chronicled in James Franco’s The Disaster Artist I’ll start by addressing the biggest question that people will have before going into this film. Whether it’s essential to see The Room or not will probably inform many decisions to…

Baywatch

There are times when you head into the cinema with no expectations at all, and those times should be cherished as they invariably bring an experience of strong emotion to your life, sometimes good, sometimes bad. It is with this in mind that Seth Gordon’s Baywatch comes to us. A remake that no one was…

Bad Neighbours 2/Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

First thing to say about Nicholas Stoller’s (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) Bad Neighbours 2 (or Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising in the U.S.) is that it’s not really a film. It’s basically a set of implausible excuses for a series of gross-out set-pieces that barely constitute a plot. The thing is, it’s…