Plot: The events of Winston Churchill during the 3 days before D-Day. It is not often where we get two similar films released so close to each year. We had in 1998 with Deep Impact and Armageddon, and it's been done in 2012 with Mirror Mirror and Snow White And The Huntsman. This year sees the...

Plot: Whilst trying to raise his child genius niece, a single man is involved in a custody battle with his mother. Who remembers 500 Days Of Summer? It's one of the few modern rom-coms that I enjoyed. That was directed by a man called Marc Webb. He also did The Amazing Spider-Man films which...

Plot: After a young estate owner in 19th century England initially plans to kill her cousin believing that she murdered his guardian, his feelings for her complicate matters. Films about Daphne Du Maurier novels have had a pretty solid history. But it has been a while since we have a major...

Plot: A princess of a remote island ruled by trained female warriors, gets caught up in World War I and discovers her true destiny. I think it's safe to say that DC is having a tough time at the moment trying to get positive reviews of its latest releases. 2013 saw the start of its 'Extended...

Plot: After being shipwrecked on a deserted island, a man encounters a red turtle which changes his life. Any new film from Studio Ghibli always gets me at peak interest. While this is not quite a pure Ghibli production, it is certainly a co-production with European distributor Wild Bunch. ...

Plot: Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew of misfits return. When an evil ghost ship lead by Captain Salazar goes hunting for Jack, Sparrow's only hope of survival is looking for the legendary trident of Poseidon. First and foremost, I love the Pirates Of The Caribbean films. It's great fun, with...

Plot: Two lost souls form an unlikely friendship in the town of Blackpool. I was very fortunate to find a screening of this low-budget British drama. It started by having a short stint at the Edinburgh Film Festival. I noticed it would get an extremely small release. Sadly, I initially could...

Plot: A formidable lobbyist who is asked to oppose a bill, joins the backers of the law. She now faces her toughest test against powerful enemies that who threaten her career and personal life. Here is another film within a month where it has already received a lot of backlash before its wide...

Plot: Following on from the events of Prometheus, the crew of a colony ship on a mission to a remote planet discover a more ideal paradise with a dark secret. The Alien franchise has gone through a few transformations. It started with a bang in 1979 as it gave the sci-fi genre a horror angle to...

Plot: During the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a successful medical student gets involved in a love triangle, whilst escaping from the Turkish army. To say this film has had quite a backlash even before its release, is a huge understatement. Ever since hearing about the topic this film was...

Plot: The Guardians adventures continue, as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage. I think like many, my excitement levels for this sequel were at critical level. The 2014 smash-hit of the summer made me see it more than once. I have only ever done that with one other film. ...

Plot: The true story of Zoo owners Antonia and Jan Zabinski in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Whilst attempting to save their animals, an ope window of opportunity sees the married couple aim to save more than just animals. A film involving a zoo and its animals, I am there. That, and the story itself...

Plot: A newly appointed female screenwriter joins a production of a film aiming to lift the British spirits during the Blitz. I was really unsure whether this was worth watching. But the more times the trailers came on at the other screenings that I went for, the more enjoyment I was getting out...

Plot: A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress. But she is secretly under orders to defraud her. Ever since its debut at last years Cannes Film Festival, I have been looking forward to the new feature from Chan-Wook Park. The Korean director has done some impressive work such as...

Plot: When a tragic incident occurs, a man living a mundane life sees his past come back to haunt him. Following on from that, a series of events makes him question in current lifestyle. I was really unsure whether to give this a go, as the content I was seeing in the trailer was on the...

Plot: A student begins a veterinary University course. During an initiation, her vegetarian lifestyle gets tested. Thus begins a carnivorous transformation. A lot has been said about this film since its premiere at last years Cannes Film Festival. While the graphic content has got people...

Plot: After joining the communist party, a Noble-prize-winning Chilean poet is on the run from a tenacious police inspector. As someone who feels that they are still part of the mainstream when going to the cinema, I always still feel proud of myself when going to see a new film that is not in...

Plot: A live-action re-make of the 1995 Japanese anime. After becoming a cyborg policewoman, a wanted criminal attempts to tell her the truth on why she is now in a cybernetic body. Before this movie was announced, most people associated Ghost In The Shell with being the biggest influence for...

Plot: The true story of British explorer Percival Fawcett, who begins an expedition to find a lost city in the Amazonian jungle in the 1920's. I had mixed feelings whether the latest film from director James Gray needs to be seen on the big screen. From what I've seen of this. They've usually...

Plot: Based on the 1990's kid TV show, a group of teenagers find items that contain supernatural powers. They must harness that power to defeat an evil that has been reawakened. The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was a huge part of my childhood. I always watched the TV show, I collected so many...

Plot: A team of scientists aboard the ISS discover a new life-form, where its rapid evolution threatens the lives of everyone on board. All I have been hearing from the trailer, is that it looks like a mix of Alien and Gravity. That is plenty for me to get excited, as those are the type of films...

Plot: A live-action re-make of the 1991 animated classic. A cursed prince must find true love before a magical rose loses all its petals, or he and his entire castle will remain cursed for all time. Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme. That phrase has become etched in millions of peoples...

Plot: A witch in modern-day uses spells to get men to fall in love with her. This is another one of those times, that I am potentially dipping my toes into something completely different. What I got from the trailer was that it was paying homage to those 1960's over-the-top horror's and...

Plot: Whilst running a successful gaming business, a woman is tracking down the masked criminal who raped her in her own house. A new Paul Verhoeven film these days is quite a rare treat. I like a lot of his previous work. While his stint with sci-fi's in the 80's with RoboCop and Total Recall...

Plot: A team of scientists explore an uncharted island in the Pacific, to map out the last unexplored part of the world. Monster movies have become well known within mainstream society. Some are not quite as famous as others. But one that has certainly become known across the world for over 80...

Plot: After washing ashore and not knowing how he got there, a young man's past comes back to haunt him whilst being nursed back to health The name Iko Uwais has quickly become a big name in the action genre. From his breakthrough in 2011 with The Raid, he struck again with the brilliant The...

Plot: A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend's family for the weekend. I had no idea who Key & Peele were until I saw Keanu last year. The American black comedian duo are beginning to fledge out of America to places like the UK. I enjoyed Keanu and I was intrigued to how...

Plot: The true story of Christine Chubbock, a 1970's American TV reporter looking to advance her career whilst battling with depression. I knew very little about this true story. But I know the basics. It seems to be more well known in American society rather than across the pond. So with pretty...

Plot: Whilst caring for a sick Professor X, a battle scared Logan has to escape from dark forces with a young mutant by his side. The X-Men franchise has had quite a journey. It is hard to imagine that it all started in 2000, and that is where the superhero movie phase pretty much kicked off....

Plot: After an attack on his wife, it leads the husband to find the attacker whilst trying to finish his theatre production. You would not think Iran would not have any major influence in the movie industry. But director Asghar Farhadi has given some of the best films of the last decade. Most...

Plot: Whilst trying to retrieve the CEO of the company he works for, a young executive gets caught up in a mysterious remote spa where he believes his colleague is located. On the whole, I have liked a lot of Gore Verbinski's work. I'm a big Pirates Of The Caribbean fan, Rango was a lot better...

Plot: The events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and its aftermath. The combination of director Peter Berg and actor Mark Wahlberg has created a series of films that are becoming known as a loose true story trilogy. 2009 saw the brilliant Lone Survivor and only five months ago, we saw the...

Plot: When an arms deal between two gangs goes wrong, an epic shoot-out turns into a game of survival. Director Ben Wheatley is certainly a director Britain should be proud of. You never know what to expect with his next project. But you know it is going something completely different. Out of...

Plot: The story of Ray Croc, a salesman who turned McDonald's into the worldwide franchise phenomenon it is today. Everyone knows McDonalds. It is one of the most famous companies in the world and has been for about 60 years. For me, I was never taken to McDonalds for treats as a kid. Over...

Plot: Whilst searching for black powder, a couple of European mercenaries get caught up in a war between the Chinese Army and a horde of monstrous creatures along The Great Wall of China. This is something that I don't do that often, and that is going into a film that I expect to be not that...