What I think about films, TV and celebs!
After the shambles of 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, I was pretty much done with the franchise and not at all excited for Dark Phoenix. Despite this, I tried to go in with an open mind and it’s actually quite good. It has a lot of problems, but I was entertained for the most part.
There are a lot of excellent serial killer/murder mysteries on TV but they just haven’t been done right on film in a while, like The Girl on the Train, and I was confident The Snowman, based on the Jo Nesbo book, could change that -but unfortunately it did not.
You know what time it is! Movie preview time! Here’s where I list what I want to see/recommend people check out each month.
I am a big fan of the Alien franchise and I personally liked Prometheus (I know many didn’t) so I had massively high hopes for Alien: Covenant. Sadly, it isn’t the resounding success I hoped for. It has many great moments but also many predictable and stupid ones so I left feeling a little disappointed.
How the heck are we at May already?! I feel you guys. But at least it means we have some great movies to look forward to over the next few weeks. Here are my recommendations.
TRESPASS AGAINST US
I’ve got quite used to seeing Michael Fassbender in big blockbusters like Prometheus and X-Men or even period pieces like Macbeth so I was keen to see him do something I haven’t seen in a while – something gritty, indie and very British.
We are rapidly approaching 2017 so it seems like the right moment to look ahead at what movies we can be excited about this coming year.
I had wanted to see The Light Between Oceans for a while because I love Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander separately so I had to see their joint effort, especially as this is where their romance began. Their performances are brilliant, as is their chemistry, but the film as a whole is a very heavy, emotionally intense slog.
Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Derek Cianfrance
Hot showbiz couple Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander returned to London last week with director Derek Cianfrance for another promo stop for their upcoming romance drama The Light Between Oceans.
I’ve got quite used to seeing Michael Fassbender in big blockbusters like Prometheus and X-Men or even period pieces like Macbeth but we haven’t seen him play a common British criminal in ages (if ever) so I mainly wanted to see Trespass Against Us for that reason.
