17 May 2018
FILM REVIEW: Rom-com I Feel Pretty is all about self-belief I Feel Pretty (12a) Running time 1hr 50min Rating: ** AS a middling girls-night-in romcom,…
10 May 2018
Marvel smash to end all Marvel smashes - Avengers: Infinity War Avengers: Infinity War (U) Running time 1hr 45 min Rating *** THE problem with the Marvel…
12 April 2018
FILM REVIEW: Wes Anderson's stop-motion comedy Isle of Dogs (say it fast) Isle of Dogs (15) Running time 1hr 41mins Rating: **** ISLE of Dogs is more…
10 March 2018
Youngsters from Newbury theatre school selected for lead roles THREE students from a Newbury theatre school have been selected to play the lead roles…
01 March 2018
FILM REVIEW: The Shape of Water is a uniquely accomplished filmic dreamscape The Shape of Water (15) Running time 2hr 3min Rating: **** WHILE each…
22 February 2018
FILM REVIEW: BLACK PANTHER A superhero movie that not only features a nearly all-black cast, but also an African-American writer-director and co-screenwriter Black…
15 February 2018
FILM REVIEW: Phantom Thread - Daniel Day-Lewis bows out in style PT Anderson’s delicious, calculated work of cinematic art Phantom Thread (15) Running…
08 February 2018
FILM REVIEW: DOWNSIZING – a comedy solution to over-population starring Matt Damon Downsizing (15) Running time 2hr 15min Rating: ** CHAMPIONS and detractors…
01 February 2018
FILM REVIEW: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri BRITISH/Irish director Martin McDonagh’s first feature film was the well-respected and hugely…
25 January 2018
FILM REVIEW: An extraordinary performance as Churchill in Darkest Hour Darkest Hour (PG) Running time 2 hr 5mins Rating: *** JUST as Daniel Day Lewis’…
18 January 2018
FILM REVIEW: All the Money in the World follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt to convince his billionaire…
11 January 2018
FILM REVIEW: Hugh Jackman dons red coat and top hat as 19th-century circus impresario PT Barnum in the musical The Greatest Showman. The Greatest Showman…
08 January 2018
Do you have a passion for outdoor adventure and an interest in film? There's a collection of new adventure film shorts, starring the world's top guys…
04 January 2018
FILM REVIEW: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - the game has changed, but the legend continues THE big-haired 80s generation having mostly come into their…
03 January 2018
FILM REVIEW: The Disaster Artist The Disaster Artist (15) Running time 1hr 44min Rating: **** SOME things don’t end up the way they were intended.…
22 December 2017
FILM REVIEW: Wonder. Heartwarming story of a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade mainstream elementary school for the first time THIS critic…
21 December 2017
FILM REVIEW: Star Wars:The Last Jedi Star Wars The Last Jedi (15) Running time 2hr 32min Rating: *** THE middle child is always the dark, contemplative…
07 December 2017
FILM REVIEW: Justice League. Condensing three stories into one movie was an ambitious risk, but does DC pull it off? Justice League (12A) Running time…
06 December 2017
FILM REVIEW: Murder on the Orient Express - Kenneth Branagh’s take on THE quintessential British classic THERE’S a fine, surprisingly understated…
09 November 2017
FILM REVIEW: After a decade since the last movie, the eighth in the Saw horror franchise, Jigsaw, is among the most lacklustre. Jigsaw (18) Running time…