The Last Jedi – Review by Jez Gibson
Contrary to many, I believe Episode IV (not Empire) to be the high water mark in the Starwars galaxy. Rian Johnson has created a divisive and flawed masterpiece that I believe is its most accomplished companion to date. Starwars started out in becoming stratospherically huge and almost sacred, reaching and Continue Reading
Wind River – Review by Jez Gibson
If you caught either Sicario or Hell or High Water, their writer Taylor Sheridan takes the directorial helm first hand. With an in-form Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen in this latest indie thriller, we track the murder of a young Native American woman. If you know anything of Continue Reading
Detroit – Film review by That Film Doctor
50 years ago, America experienced one of its worst times of civil unrest. The 1967 riots in Detroit remain one of the deadliest riots in US history. So for a film to be made of this sorry chapter, you need one of the most skilled filmmakers working today. Step forward Continue Reading
Dunkirk – Review by Jez Gibson
Nolan brings to screen a glimpse into the Dunkirk story – a film that mirrors Churchill’s quote, “a miracle of deliverance”. Like football, films can be elevated to be more important than a matter of life or death… In this case Dunkirk is so much more than a movie, an Continue Reading
Spiderman Homecoming review by Jez Gibson
The best Spidey to date, this 5 * friendly neighbourhood homecoming is good enough to catch many of us in its’ web. Forget the Marvel universe, forget Spidey comparisons, and forget which Web OS version we are on now; this is a movie that can be judged purely on what Continue Reading
Baby Driver review by Jez Gibson
Baby wants to drive your car, for Wright or for wrong ? The titular Baby is a prodigy getaway guru that heads up and literally drives the story of Edgar Wright’s latest film. A crime caper that feels thoroughly modern, yet classically cult. Baby is Ansel Elgort, a 23 Continue Reading
Rewind – Wag The Dog review by Osgood the Bold
There’s Life in the Old Dog Yet. David Mamet and Larry Beinhart’s script, adapted from Beinhart’s book “American Hero”, tells the tale of a hastily constructed political cover up that sets out to hide a potentially ruinous Presidential sex scandal. The set up (without spoilers) is as follows; prior to Continue Reading
Alien: Covenant review by That Film Doctor
I’m a big fan of the Alien franchise; I sat through AVP requiem and didn’t cry, and I once live tweeted the entirety of the special edition of Aliens. So it was difficult to go into Alien Covenant without coma-inducing levels of excitement. Scott at the helm and the trailer Continue Reading
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – Review by Jez Gibson
Is the bar going to prove too high for the stellar, gag’tastic Guardians with a jukebox ? First off, you do really need to watch the initial instalment that seriously over delivered on expectations. Not because of a complex storyline, it’s more about getting to know the loveable and Continue Reading
Kong : Skull Island – Review by Jez Gibson
Monkey magic is back in our multiplexes. Monkey feels a little derogatory to describe the magnificent, referentially god-like specimen resurrected for this latest Kong enterpretation. We’ve got the big action bucks on display here, a badass Samuel L Jackson mixed in with more thespy character types like Tom Hiddlestone and Continue Reading
Filmopolis presents “The Commitments” AND Soul Calibre live Sat 18th March
Filmopolis is back with a Saturday night feeling for St Patrick’s weekend in Godalming town centre. 7:30pm – welcome entertainment and CASH only bar 8-10pm – “The Commitments” 10:15/30 – the incredible Soul Calibre playing live with some hits from the film and other funk and soul classics. Check out Continue Reading
