Oscar 2019 nomination predictions

The Academy Award nominations are due later today (UK time) and I kinda forgot about it a little, so this is very much a rushed job! I will come back in a few days to go over how right or wrong I was with my picks, but in the meantime have a gander and see...

Golden Globes results breakdown

The Golden Globes came and the Golden Globes surprised as they are want to do. There is a lot to talk about results wise in the film categories. Sorry, I won’t write about the Television categories, I simply haven’t watched enough of the shows or in some cases heard of the shows to give a...

Films to look out for in 2019

2018 is barely out of the way and we already have our heads turned to the plethora of films coming out in 2019. Last year (weird to say that even though it was a few days ago) had many great films and some that I won’t forget for a very long time and this year...

Golden Globe 2019 nominations breakdown Part One

I like a good award season and this year, well 2019, we are in for a cracker and with the Oscars a little bit away it is time for the Golden Globes to shine a little pre-Christmas! With the results released on Thursday (6th December) I thought I would give you a little break down...

Shoplifters review

A stunning Japanese drama that will captivate and ask the question what makes a family a family? Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters follows a family in Tokyo barely getting by lead by the father figure Osamu Shibata (LilyFranky) who in between occasional construction work has to turn to petty theft from neighbourhood stores with...

Utøya: 22 July review

Dir: Erik Poppe. Starring Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Solveig Koloen Birkeland There will be a very select few films more difficult or harrowing to watch this year than Utøya: 22 July and I say that as a positive. Based on the terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22nd 2011, the film focuses on the massacre...

Looking back at films I was dreading in early 2018

A while ago I made a list of films that I am dreading that are being released over February to May, catch up here! Today I want to look back at these films and see how they did at the box office and with audiences. Please remember this is all a bit of fun and...

9 movies to look out for in October

October is here and that means we are through the blockbuster, comic book based films that has plagued us since April! Hurrah! Let’s see what films you should try to catch this month in the ole cinemas in the UK and Ireland shall we? Venom - 3rd October https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Mv98Gr5pY Oh… Well I guess the Blockbusters...

5 great things about working in a cinema

I know I spoke before about some of the funny, and annoying things about working in a cinema, but really, it is a great job and there is a reason why some people keep working there. I mean I worked in cinemas for 10 years and only in the last 4 was I in management!...

Tales from an ex cinema employee: turning away the underage teen

Hello again! Today is a return to the tales of an ex cinema employee series. You. Are. Welcome. We have gone through the world of people getting intimate in a cinema screen and a brief dip into the world of food in a cinema. This time I will tell you about turning people away from...