Categorie: movie review
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Jon Watt’s Spider-Man trilogy movie review (needs update)

1. Spider-Man: Homecoming Director: Jon Watts With: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Downey Jr, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Toni Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Kenneth Choi, Martin Starr, Logan Marshall-Green, Jennifer Connelly Music by: Michael Giacchino Duration: 2h13 Studio: Marvel Studios & Sony Pictures Based upon the Marvel comics My…
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Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man duology review

1. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Director: Marc Webb With: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field, Michael Sheen, Irrfan Khan, Dennis Leary, Chris Zylka, Skyler Gisondo, C. Thomas Howell, Campbell Scott Duration: 2h16 Music by: James Horner Studio: Sony Pictures – Colombia Pictures based upon the Marvel Comics My rating: 9,5/10 Mid- or post-credit…
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Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy review: beware:
Beware: may contain spoilers for this trilogy and the following Spider-Man movies) 1. Spider-Man (2002) Director: Sam Raimi With: Tobey Maguire, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Bill Nunn, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell Music by: Danny Elfman Duration: 2h01 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Based upon the characters of the…
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At the Movies: ‘The Lost Boys’ (1987)

Director: Joel Schumacher With: Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrman, Jamie Gertz, Barnard Hughes Duration: 1h37 Music by: Thomas Newman My rating: 9/10 mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: A mother and her two sons move to a small coast town in California. The town is plagued by bikers…
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At the movies ‘Total Recall’ review (2012)

Director: Len Wiseman With: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, Ethan Hawke, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, John Cho, Will Yun Lee, Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams Duration: 1h58 (extended version 2h10) Based upon the story ‘We can remember it for you, Wholesale’ by Philip K. Dick My rating: 7,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no…
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At the Movies: ‘Red Notice’ review

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber With: Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos Music by: Steve Jablonsky Duration: 1h58 Platform: Netflix My rating: 8/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no (voiceover) Synopsis: An Interpol agent tracks the world’s most wanted art thief. Review: Ryan Reynolds, yes another Reynolds movie (that man has been busy…
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At the movies ‘The harder they fall’ (2021) movie review

Director: Jeymes Samuel With: Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, RJ Cyler, Edi Gathegi, Lakeith Stanfield, Delroy Lindo, Deon Cole, Damon Wayans Jr. Music by: Jeymes Samuel Duration: 2h19 Platform: Netflix My rating: 9/10 Synopsis: When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.…
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At the Movies: The Power of the Dog
Synopsis: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. Review: So, I watched this movie on Netflix last weekend (actually started the weekend before that but wasn’t…
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At the movies: The Adam Project

Synopsis: “After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self for a mission to save the future. Review: Oh no, another time travelling movie… is what people might think. But, isn’t it great to explore what might be possible when the science of time travelling would be real?…
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Movie review ‘The Thing 1982 & 2011’

THE THING 1982 Director: John Carpenter With: Kurt Russell, Wildord Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur, Charles Hallahan Music by: Ennio Morricone Based upon the novella ‘Who goes there? by John W. Campbell Jr. Duration: 1h49 My rating: 9,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no Synopsis: A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien…