Yet another formulaic odd couple buddy action comedy, Central Intelligence teams action hero Dwayne Johnson (San Andreas) with motor mouthed comic Kevin Hart (Ride Along 2), the most annoying and unfunny comic working in mainstream movies at the moment). It is an odd couple pairing that will remind audiences of the Rush Hour series, in…
Despite the feeling of satiety when it comes to superhero movies, I still had to see this new hero from the Marvel stable. Now, you didn’t need much to persuade me to watch it. Certainly not after I saw the revealed trailer last year. Immediately I was convinced that this could become a mega blockbuster….
A real online advertisement (Craigslist at 9:13am on February 13th, 2013) from a pair of twenty-something brothers looking for dates inspired Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. With literally thousands of responses, the bros quickly attracted national attention, discussing their creative dating tactics with Matt Lauer on the US Today show and with Anderson Cooper…
A quirky romantic comedy, Maggie’s Plan concerns a vibrant and practical thirty-something year old professional, totally comfortable in her own skin. Maggie Hardin (Greta Gerwig) is at a crossroads. She is charming and optimistic, with success in her career in education and wonderful friends, but something is missing. Her sensible nature has led her to…
An audience giddy with anticipation clapped and cheered through opening night of the revival of the cult musical comedy, as well they might for the cast was in fine voice. When meek, down-and-out florist shop worker Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new plant species that he names ‘Audrey II’ after his co-worker crush, it seems…
Can you tackle a movie about war and make it funny while not losing its dramatic impact? Well … based on what I saw in this endeavour, the answer is “yes”. Sometimes it takes saying Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (military code for the letters WTF) to discover the life you were always destined to lead. That’s…
This grand musical comedy is based upon the 1952 film version of Singin’ in the Rain starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. Set in the late 1920s, it is a light hearted take on a period of transition in Hollywood, with the leads playing performers caught up in the move from silent films…
Funny, irreverent, with more than a touch of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang about it, The Nice Guys is an action-crime comedy that has the same director and writer – Shane Black – at the helm and stars Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Ryan Gosling (The Big Short). Black also wrote Lethal Weapon and Iron Man 3,…
The Mad Hatter (formally known as Hatter Tarrant Hightopp) is in trouble and Alice rescues him. So goes Alice Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to the richly successful Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands) creation Alice in Wonderland, which was released in 2010. Now the cast, including Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas and Helena…
Talk about a breath of fresh air. Every now and again a film comes along that you have heard nothing about and it restores your faith in originality. Such is the case with Hunt for the Wilderpeople, a decidedly quirky coming-of-age tale. In and out of foster care his whole life, rebellious, chubby 13-year-old Ricky…
