Movies
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Movie Review: Project Hail Mary (2026)
“I was sent to save the world… I just didn’t expect to do it completely alone.” Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Screenplay: Drew Goddard Starring: Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt, James Ortiz as Rocky (voice/puppetry) Ken Leung, Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub, Priya Kansara, and others When we look at the plot , the Hail Mary set up may came over as a bit dry and unrelatable. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), a middle-school science teacher and former molecular biologist, wakes up alone on a spacecraft light-year from Earth with no memory of how he got there. As his memories gradually return, he learns the truth and…
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Movie Review-Wuthering Heights (2026)
“Wuthering Heights” (2026) Running time: 2 hours, 7 minutes “Whatever our souls are made of … his and mine are the same… Why did you leave me… Why did you betray your own heart?” Director/Screenwriter: Emerald Fennell Principal Cast: Margot Robbie (Catherine Earnshaw), Jacob Elordi (Heathcliff), Hong Chau (Nelly Dean), Shazad Latif (Edgar Linton), Alison Oliver (Isabella Linton), Martin Clunes (Mr. Earnshaw) Review Those speech marks around the title may be the most important and savvy piece of punctuation action in Hollywood since the famous * used in Thunderbolts! It effectively lets writer and director Emerald Fennell off the hook with…
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Movie Review of the Year!!
Christmas Crackers to catch up on and 3 Turkeys to avoid, Part 1 So, Christmas is over – a big Woo Hoo (!) or “Oh no!”, which largely depends on whether you are over 13 or not. Xmas, at least in our Western European culture, is a great leveller in that we all feel the same emotions and go through universal experiences – feelings stuffed with turkey and still hoovering / cleaning up mysterious stuff from the carpet. All of us running on the remnants of Baileys and Christmas pudding. Let us keep up / resuscitate the jolly holiday feeling with the 1st wordsbywright.com Movie Review of the Year!! Hooray!!…
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Movie Review: Bugonia (2025)
“ The workers gather pollen for the Queen…but the bees, they’re dying…and that’s the way they planned it…to make us the same as the bees” Bugonia (2025) DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster (2015), Poor Things (2023), Kinds of Kindness (2024) WRITER: Will Tracy MAIN CAST (CHARACTERS): Emma Stone (Michelle Fuller), Jesse Plemons (Teddy Gatz), Aidan Delbis (Don), Stavros Halkias (Casey), Alicia Silverstone (Sandy) Weirdness and Eccentricity in Modern Hollywood Weirdness and eccentricity seem to be the “new normal” now in Hollywood, and HEY, let’s suck it up! Horror fans, we are already living in a golden age – let’s look at the evidence and consider the downright spooky Weapons (unsettlingly…
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Movie Review -One Battle After Another (2025)
“The message is clear. Free borders, free bodies, free choice and free from f@*$ing fear.” Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio (Bob Ferguson – “Ghetto Pat”),Sean Penn (Col. Steven J. Lockjaw), Chase Infiniti (Willa Ferguson),Teyana Taylor (Perfidia Beverly Hills), Benicio del Toro (Sensei Sergio St. Carlos),Regina Hall (Deandra) Written/Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Strap yourself in because One Battle After Another is a wild roller coaster ride of a movie. It starts with a bang (you will see what I mean) and keeps banging all the way through its 2 hours and 41 minutes run time. The trade-off for the numb posterior and bursting bladder is the enjoyment to be had in this…
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Movie Review: I Swear (2025)
Starring: Robert Aramayo (John Davidson), Maxine Peake (Dottie Achenbach), Shirley Henderson (Heather Davidson), Peter Mullan (Tommy Trotter) Written / Directed by: Kirk Jones (Released: 10th October) If you are offended by swearing, do NOT go to this movie and just walk on to the next screen , my friend. But if you want gritty, heartfelt performances and an empathetic true-life story, watch on. I Swear is a biographical drama based on the real life of John Davidson; a Scottish man diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome in his mid-teens. That should not have been a problem, but we are talking about a movie set largely in 1980s Scotland. It explores how John…
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Movie Review 3 : Bring Her Back (2025)
“I’ve spoken with an angel. It showed me how I can be a mother again…Some people believe the spirit stays in the body for months after death.” Starring: Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Sally Hawkins, Jonah Wren Phillips Written by: Danny Philippou & Bill Hinzman Directed by: Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou Bring Her Back follows the harrowing journey of Andy and Piper, two siblings who, after the sudden death of their father, find themselves in the care of Laura (Sally Hawkins), a seemingly kind foster mother with a tragic past. As they settle into their new home, they uncover unsettling truths about Laura’s intentions. The film delves into themes of…
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Movie Review 2 – Mission Impossible , Dead Reckoning part 2.
“Trust me- one last time” Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning(2025) Starring: Tom Cruise, Written : Christopher McQuarrie Directed: Christopher McQuarrie So, this is it. Cor blimey. When Ethan Hunt utters the fateful words to appease his political masters we know or hope that he is talking to us too “ Trust me – for one last time”. What a wild ride it has been for us the fans for the last 30 years. Yes, readers , impartiality will fly out the window today as I confirm that I am an uber fan of the MI series. I have been intrigued , excited and truly entertained by the jaw-dropping stunts,…
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Movie Review no 1 Weapons (2025)
Weapons is set in the small town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania, where 17 elementary school children mysteriously vanish on the same night at 2:17 a.m., leaving only one child, Alex. The film is structured in character-specific chapters, each offering a different perspective
