Tag Archives: Brian Tyree Henry

Godzilla X Kong. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8/10

Cast: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Fearns, Fala Chen, Rachel House, Ron Smyck, Chantelle Jamieson, Greg Hatton, Kevin Copeland, Tess Dobré, Tim Carroll, Anthony Brandon Wong, Sophia Emberson-Bain, Chika Ikogwe.

There is no doubt of the immensity of love that is felt worldwide for two of the biggest stars of the creature feature films of the last one hundred years, and whilst the audience may flock for a new gothic version of Dracula, the fact that the Japanese art, aided and enhanced to the blockbuster budgets afforded it by Hollywood, of Kaiju is always at the forefront of the genre thanks to the brilliance and appearance of Godzilla and the foresight of American filmmaker Merian C. Cooper, the eighth wonder of the world, King Kong.

Godzilla X Kong. Film Review. full post

(376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Spiderman: Across The Spider-Verse. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karen Soni, Shea Whigham, Greta Lee, Mahershala Ali, Amandla Stenberg, Jharrel Jerome, Andy Samberg, Jack Quaid, Rachel Dratch, Ziggy Marley, Jorma Taccone, J.K. Simmons, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Perkins, Kathryn Hahn, Ayo Edebiri, Nicola Delaney, Nina Lentini, Atsuko Okatsuka, Peter Sohn, Melissa Sturm, Lorraine Velez, Nic Novicki, Taran Killam, Metro Boomin, Josh Keaton, Sofia Barclay, Danielle Perez, Yuri Lowenthal.

There are cinematic events that deserve nothing finer than the glory of the largest screen available.

Spiderman: Across The Spider-Verse. Film Review. full post

(505 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Bullet Train. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A. Martinez, Sandra Bullock, Zazie Beetz, Logan Lerman, Masi Oka, Karen Fukuhara, Kevin Akiyoshi Ching, Minchi Murakami, Kaori Takentani, Toshitaka Katsumi, Jim Garrity, Emalina Adams, Jenson Cheng, Nobuaki Shimamoto, Yoshi Sudarso, Johanna Watts, Ian Gabriel Martinez, Tania Verafield, Pancho Cardena, Julio Gbaey, Andrea Munoz, Nancy Daly, Arnold Chum, Naomi Matsuda, Benmio McCrea, Pasha D. Lychnikoff, Primus Johnson, Miles Marz, Michelle Lee, Parker Lin, Garland Scott, Jason Matthew Smith, Zooey Miyoshi, Kamil Aydin, David Leitch.

Bullet Train. Film Review. full post

(485 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

The Eternals. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Ma Dong-Seok, Harish Patel, Bill Skarsgård, Haaz Sleiman, Esai Daniel Cross, Harry Styles, Alan Scott, Patton Oswalt.

The powers that be behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe should be congratulated and praised for what they have achieved by bringing more than the big hitters of their graphic novel range to the screens.

The Eternals. Film Review. full post

(577 words, estimated 2:18 mins reading time)

Godzilla vs. Kong. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eliza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, Kaylee Hottle, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Ronny Chieng, John Pirruccello, Chris Chalk.

When Titans collide it is either a simple case of love or hate for the audiences who cannot but help pick a side, cheer on the winner, take cheap pot shots and boo with bravado the expected loser; this is hard enough to convey with any appropriate meaning when it is two boxers slugging it out in the ring, their signature moves keenly studied and reported, the grudges they bare against each other, but when you transfer that sense of toxic, animalistic brutality to a wider, less human shape, you can end up with a Battle Royale that you cannot keep your eyes from watching, and your heart from pumping with excitement.

Godzilla vs. Kong. Film Review. full post

(590 words, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)

Superintelligence. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * *

Cast: Melissa McCarthy, James Corden, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry, Sam Richardson, Ben Falcone, Michael Beach, Rachel Ticotin, Jessica St. Clair, Karan Soni, Jean Smart, Ken Griffey Jr., Octavia Spencer, William Daniels, Steve Mallory, Courtney Patterson, Usman Ally, Jenna Perusich, Carolyn Trahan, Jay Lay, Sarah Baker, Mac Alsfeld, Damon Jones, Eduardo Franco, Patrick Bristow.

Superintelligence. Film Review. full post

(581 words, estimated 2:19 mins reading time)

Family. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Taylor Schilling, Brian Tyree Henry, Bryn Vale, Allison Tolman, Jessie Ennis, Matt Walsh, Eric Edelstein, Fabrizio Guido, Peter Horton, Blair Beeken, Karen Kendrick, Kate McKinnon.

A tale of redemption is one that cinema cannot fail to embrace, especially when it comes to the idea of Family, the chance shown through a series of misadventures that relationships with those bonded by blood are worth more than blocking the self-absorbed and toxic out of your life, that no matter what, a family member can be redeemed and brought back into the fold.

Family. Film Review. full post

(454 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Widows. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debecki, Carrie Coon, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, James Vincent Meredith, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Robert Duvall, John Bernthal, Manuel Garcia-Ruflo, Coburn Goss, Ann Mitchell, Jacki Weaver, Garret Dillahunt, Jon Michael Hill.

A new generation, a new audience, one that gets transplanted out of 1980s Britain and into the heart of 21st Century Chicago politics and undercurrent of American crime, Widows might not have been one that its enormous fanbase might have ever thought needed updating but it is one that works, that makes the absolute use of the grime and seemingly untouchable attitude of modern politics and its strange bedfellow of corruption, criminality and violence.

Widows. Film Review. full post

(409 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Hotel Artemis. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachery Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista, Kenneth Choi.

It is almost impossible to hold antipathy towards Jodie Foster, there is no rhyme or reason to look at her contribution to the art of cinema as nothing less than favourable and with some incredible memories along the way, from Taxi Driver through films such as Bugsy Malone, The Accused, the unforgettable performance as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs, and even in 1993’s Sommersby, Jodie Foster has sealed her reputation as an actor of outstanding quality, she has been one of the industry’s most forthright and passionate of spokeswomen.

Hotel Artemis. Film Review. full post

(481 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)