“Lights Out” (2016) Running Time: 81 minutes Director: David F. Sandberg Featuring: Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Billy Burke, Alexander DiPersia Martin: “I’ve been sleeping with the lights on. Every time I turn them off there’s this woman, she doesn’t like the light.” Its refreshing going to the movies and seeing a horror film that…

“Sing Street” (2016) Running Time: 106 minutes Director: John Carney Featuring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aiden Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton Brendan: No girl can ever truly love a man who listens to Phil Collins. Inspired by semi-autobiographical experiences of the director John Carney “Sing Street” is possibly his best and most ambitious film…

“The Legend of Tarzan” (2016) Running Time: 109 minutes Director: David Yates Featuring: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Djimon Honsou, Jim Broadbent Jane: He is no normal man. He was thought to be an evil spirit, a ghost in the trees. No man has ever started with less. Back in the…

“Me Before You” (2016) Running Time: 110 minutes Directed by Thea Sharrock Featuring: Emilia Clark, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Jenna Coleman Will Traynor: Live boldly. Push yourself. Don’t settle. “Me Before You”could have been just another weepy movie of the week about a formerly athletic guy trapped in a wheelchair, but it has…

“Eye in the Sky” (2016) Running Time: 102 minutes Directed by Gavin Hood Featuring: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Jeremy Northam, Barkhad Abdi Lt. General Frank Benson: Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war. This is the second film to arrive about the use of drones in conflicts…

“The Nice Guys” (2016) Written and Directed by Shane Black Featuring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Kim Basinger, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer “You’re the worlds worst detective.” (Holly to her dad Holland played by Ryan Gosling.) If you needed further proof that Shane Black is back look no further than this months “The Nice Guys” featuring…

Angry Birds (2016)   Directed by: Clay Kaytis & Fergal Reilly Featuring the voices of: Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Sean Penn, Bill Hader and many more Yes, Angry Birds the movie is based on THAT game and this should not be a reason to avoid this film. In fact as far…

Directed: The Russo Brothers Featuring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jnr., Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany At the end of the day all you have are friends and family. That’s it. Everything else just falls away. That’s what is at the center of CA:CW, a film that offers as much human…

Director: Dexter Fletcher Featuring: Hugh Jackman, Taron Egerton, Christopher Walken and Jim Broadbent Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman are both excellent in this inspired by a true story “Eddie the Eagle”, the English ski jumper who made it to the 1988 Winter Olympics and made a huge impression there and at home. Its great seeing…

Well its now official Disney has won movies. With all the franchises and studios they own – Pixar, Marvel, Lucas – there does not seem to be a month that goes by when they release a thoroughly excellent movie, whether its Zootopia, this months Jungle Book or next months Civil War Disney are churning out…

One of the most popular genres for debut film makers to dip their toes into is the Horror genre. That means that every year there are hundreds of new horror films being released on to DVD, BR, streaming and at the movies. Most often they are cheap knock offs of familiar sub-genres, werewolves, vampires and…

Well with the confirmation that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has fallen almost 70% weekend to weekend in the US and 85% in China it appears that audiences have spoken and listened to the overwhelming reviews that have been generated globally. Not even rabid fanboys could save it. Once looking like a billion dollar…